Skirt Steak Topped with Tomato Bacon Salad

Summer Tomatoes!!!  I can't get enough of the summer tomatoes fresh from the garden.  I'll be posting several tomato recipes through next week.  This time of year I start to panic that these jewels will not be around much longer.  last week and over the weekend, Ben and I started to can so we can enjoy the tomatoes throughout the year.

Each summer we grow cherry tomatoes called sun gold.  They are unbelievably good.  I think I could eat a bowl of them for dessert.  They have so much flavor in such a small fruit.  Here is one of our favorite recipes with the cherry tomatoes.

Skirt Steak Topped with Tomato Bacon Salad
1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
1/2 red onion diced
1 cup basil leaves chopped
1-2 cups mesculin salad mix
6 pieces bacon, cooked and cut into pieces
2 Tbl olive oil
salt and pepper
1 garlic clove
skirt steak (we use around 1.5 - 2 lbs )

1.  In medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, basil, salad mix, bacon, and olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Place in fridge to keep cool while you prepare skirt steak.
2.  rub each side of steak with olive, cut garlic clove, and season with salt and pepper.
3.  Grill steak for about 4 minutes on each side.
4.  Serve steak with tomato bacon salad mix.