Smoked Cheese and Tomato Salad

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make a smoked cheese and tomato salad? Gather the ingredients. The two main, essential components are tomatoes and smoked cheese. You can use processed sausage cheese, braided smoked string cheese, or smoked suluguni. You can also add a bit of garlic and any herbs you love (I used dill), and use cherry tomatoes instead of large ones.

2. Step 2:

   

   Grate the cheese on a coarse grater or cut it into small cubes, whichever you prefer. Put the prepared smoked cheese into a deep salad bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the tomatoes. If you like, you can remove the skin: make a cross-shaped cut at the stem end, pour boiling water over the tomatoes, and immediately plunge them into cold water — the skin will slip off easily. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, first removing the seeds and excess juice so the salad isn't watery. If the tomatoes are fleshy and don't release much liquid, there's no need to remove anything. Add the chopped tomato to the bowl.

4. Step 4:

   

   Sort through the herbs and remove any tough stem parts. Then wash them under running water and pat them dry with a paper towel. Finely chop the prepared herbs (I used sprigs of young dill) and add them to the bowl too.

5. Step 5:

   

   Mix the smoked cheese and tomato salad well and dress it with mayonnaise. No need to add salt. You can add freshly ground black pepper if you like.