びわ (Biwa) and Tomato Salad

It's びわ (Loquat in English??) season here. So I decided to make a salad using this wonderfully delicious fruit. The flavor is similar to an apricot, but a really ripe apricot with no sour flavor and perhaps less sweet. Quite delicious! Feel free to leave out any ingredients you can't find/don't like. My recipes are to give you ideas, not to follow crazily ha ha. The shiso, tomato, and biwa all in the same bite is really good. I had no idea those flavors would mix so well. Happy munching!



Makes 1 serving ;)
Ingredients:

A Tomato
1/4 to 1/2 of a cucumber
About 3 しそ(shiso) leaves, also in season right now. Adds a nice smell and flavor
びわ(biwa) fruit, 1 or 2, see picture for what a biwa looks like. Peeled, seeds removed, sliced
Olives, if you're lucky enough to find them
Mozzarella cheese, slices up in strips, again, if you can find it
Pepper, a few dashes
Dried parsley, a few sprinkles

Slice the tomato, lay out the slices on a plate. Sprinkle with pepper.

Cut the cucumber in strips, place ever so nicely next to the tomato.

Cut up the shiso leaves (after washing them of course) into thin strips. Place on top of the tomatoes. Place the sliced biwa fruit on top of the shiso. Place slices of mozzarella cheese in between the fruit. Sprinkle the dried parsley, and top with olives.

Alternatively, you can layer/mix the ingredients however you want. Maybe even add some walnuts if you have some. Or some raisins. Just some ideas.