I absolutely love fresh basil and tomatoes.  Together, these two ingredients scream summer to me.  When the weather starts to warm and heirloom tomatoes become available, I jump at the chance to create anything with them.

In this dish, I have combined the classic ingredients; basil, tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.  I even took it a step further and added *ciliegine, fresh mozzarella balls.  This fresh tomato salad is the perfect accompaniment to chicken.  In this dish, I sear-roasted the chicken but you could easily grill it for an even more classic summer-time meal.

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