Serve perfect discs of kohlrabi in this refreshing Tree Tomato Salad to impress your guests. Add splashes of balsamic glaze and serve with sweet pops of pomegranate and peppery radishes. This salad is made for entertaining!
Cut a small cross at the bottom of the tree tomato and place inside a heatproof bowl. Pour the boiling water over the tree tomato until fully submerged. Leave it for 3-4 minutes. Remove the tree tomato and run under cold water. The skin would have curled a little. Using a paring knife or your fingers, peel the skin.
Cut off the stem and cut the tree tomatoes into quarters. Set aside.
Deseed the pomegranate.
Cut red radish into thin slices.
Cut the mini bell peppers in half. Remove the seeds and slice into thin matchsticks.
Peel or cut the skin off the kohlrabi. Using a mandoline, cut into large thin slices. Then using a large cookie cutter, cut out large circles.
Salad Dressing
In a small mixing bowl, add the olive oil and white wine vinegar.
Mix until well combined.
Assembly
This is an individually plated salad, so use 4 small plates.
Add the red radish, bell peppers, and snow pea sprouts to a medium sized mixing bowl.
Add the dressing and season with salt and pepper to taste.
On each plate, add 1 ½ tbsp of balsamic glaze by just splattering it around. Flick your wrists and make a bit of a mess!
Then place 4-5 large round kohlrabi on top of the balsamic glaze per plate.
Divide the salad in the mixing bowl into 4 and place as a heap on top of the kohlrabi.
Each plate is to then get 4 quarters of tree tomatoes and a sprinkle of pomegranate arils.
Add some fresh pepper to taste on each plate.
Serve.
Notes
This salad is presented as an individually plated salad that can be served as an entrée/starter or served together with the main meal. Of course, this is not necessary but is just a fun way to create some eye pleasing plating.
Try and get a medley of mini bell peppers to give your salad a little colour.
Feel free to cut the slices of kohlrabi into any shape! During the festive season, it would be fun to use those Christmas cookie cutters. Get the kids to do it for you, and you might even be able to make them eat raw kohlrabi!
If you can’t find snow pea sprouts, you can try broccoli sprouts or mung bean sprouts.