If you over-simmer a fresh vegetable salad before serving, the abundant vegetable juice that will be released can ruin the taste.
Be especially careful if tomatoes are among the ingredients. They will need only 5-10 minutes for the salad to "float".
Perhaps no other vegetable contains as much juice as fresh tomatoes.
Even cucumbers are not capable of "damaging" a reputation as much as tomatoes. Here's what experienced cooks do in this case.
It's actually quite simple. Tomatoes are cut into four parts, and then the core with seeds, where most of the liquid is, is removed with a spoon.
After this, you can cut the slices into any pieces – strips, thin slices, cubes, or whatever the chef’s heart desires.
Another plus: this salad can be stored much longer and the vegetables will not release excess juice.
As for the removed core, it is not necessary to throw it away. You can add it to vegetable stir-fry, soup, broth, marinade and anywhere else.
