We’re so proud of our neighbor, Noah, who won first place in her 4H group in the garden vegetable category for her home grown hard neck garlic. Noah now gets to go to the Ohio State fair and compete there!

The other day Noah brought me a sample of her tomato basil mozzarella salad. She used her garlic in the salad and boy was it good. Check out the photo above. Now there’s no real recipe here so go to taste.

NOAH’S TOMATO BASIL MOZZARELLA SALAD

To about 3 cups cherry/grape tomatoes, halved, and a cup or so Mozzarella chunks, stir in a handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped. Make a dressing of equal amounts of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, about 1/4 cup each. Stir in a nice clove of garlic, minced. Whisk together well, then pour this over the tomato basil mixture. Stir gently, add salt and pepper to taste.