Heirloom Tomato Salad - Edible Nashville

Ingredients

• 2 Brandywine, Black Krim, or other heirloom tomatoes (about 1 ½ pounds)
• 4 Green Zebra, Cherokee Purple, or other heirloom tomatoes (about 1 pound)
• ¼ cup (2 ounces) Herb Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
• 12 dried culinary lavender flowers
• 8 pea tendrils or baby arugula leaves
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup (4 ounces) avocado oil or vegetable oil
• 1 shallot, halved lengthwise
• 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) aged red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
• 1 teaspoon wildflower honey
• ½ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley