Name: Tomatoes With Creamy Feta
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 oz. feta, crumbled; ½ cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt; Zest of 1 lemon; 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 Tbsp. chopped mint, plus leaves for serving; Freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt; ¼ tsp. smoked paprika; 1½ lb. mixed heirloom tomatoes, sliced, quartered, or halved; Flaky sea salt

Bowl of tomato salad on concrete in the sunlight.

Photograph by Peden + Munk, Food Styling by Diana Yen, Prop Styling by Hannah Ferrara

If you’re looking for a new way to celebrate peak summer heirlooms, let this be it. Ripe slices of juicy tomatoes meet a creamy feta-yogurt sauce that plays well with nearly any fruit or vegetable. For a next-level finish, smoked ground paprika is bloomed in extra-virgin olive oil, resulting in a deeply flavorful and savory warm dressing that balances the sweetness of the heirlooms. The rich feta-yogurt condiment can easily be scaled up and do double duty dip for a crudités platter.

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