Credit: This Aug. 1, 2011 photo shows heirloom and cherry tomato salad in Concord, N.H. For the AP’s 20 Salads of Summer series, Alice Waters offered this recipe for a simple but stunning salad. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

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