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This tomato salad recipe is a staple all year long—especially in the summer! Fresh tomatoes, red onions, and herbs are simply dressed for a simply perfect side dish.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights For Tomato Salad
- Flavor: Juicy ripe tomatoes shine in this recipe. The dressing adds a light tang.
- Skill level: Perfect for beginners—chop and mix.
- Serving suggestions: Add fresh herbs like basil and parsley. Bocconcini, feta, or other cheeses can be added.
Tomato Tips
While this tomato salad is a simple side, it is packed with flavor. It’s best with fresh vine-ripened tomatoes during the summer months, but I make it all year long.
- Cut large tomatoes or heirloom tomatoes into wedges or bite-sized chunks.
- Cut cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes in half so the dressing can be absorbed.
- There is no need to drain the juices or remove the seeds.
Variations
- Herbs: Fresh oregano, dill, fresh basil leaves, or mint.
- Cheese: Try tomato salad with feta cheese, burrata, or bocconcini (fresh mozzarella).
- Other Additions: Add a bit of minced garlic, avocado, garden vegetables, chopped bell pepper, or fresh zucchini.
Tomato Salad Dressing
This salad is all about the tomatoes, so I’ve kept the dressing simple with red wine vinegar, olive oil, and salt & black pepper. You can use other varieties of vinegar, such as balsamic vinegar.
Serving Suggestions
I prefer to serve this dish at room temperature.
Pair it with grilled chicken breast, grilled pork chops, or grilled shrimp!
If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this salad keeps well in the refrigerator, allowing the flavors to marinate. I love eating it the next day for a healthy lunch.
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Fresh Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- 2 pints grape tomatoes halved, or 3 cups chopped tomatoes
- ½ cup sliced bocconcini or crumbled feta cheese, optional
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs basil, oregano, dill, parsley
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place tomatoes, cheese if using, and red onion in a shallow bowl.
- Drizzle with olive oil and red wine vinegar. Toss to combine.
- Season with salt, pepper, and fresh herbs to taste.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Salad, Side Dish
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Easy to prepare and makes a great summer side. Will definitely make again.
I made this salad with yellow and red heirloom tomatoes. The next day it was scorching hot, so I put the leftovers in the blender with a bit of salt, Tabasco, salt less seasoning mix and turned it into gazpacho! Delish!!
This is a wonderfully refreshing salad. The family loved this recipe.
Living in Deep South Texas and harvesting our first tomato’s. They are amazing as is but I did enjoy your recipe, exactly as is. Thank you for posting.
PS
No left overs.
:)
Soooo, out in the yard harvesting my sweet vine ripened babies, put this salad together, cleaning corn on the cob, firing up the grill for my marinating chicken breasts…come on over for supper…summer yum!!!
Thank you!
This is lovely Holly, my
Favorite. Thank you for the recipe.
You’re welcome Sami, thank you for sharing!
Just showed this recipe to my yet to ripen tomatoes on my tomato plants in my garden just to show them what they can look forward to. They got all excited. I did too
Is that the trick to get mine to hurry up and ripen? I will have to try that! I am patiently waiting to make this recipe too! Hope you enjoy it, Steven!
Delicious!!
Easy to make and very tasty.
Glad you enjoyed it, Melisende!
Simple & delicious!
delish! We had this for supper tonight!
Yay! So happy to hear that Shaunna, Enjoy!
Yet to make it!
Made this with mozzarella as I couldn’t get hold of bocconcini, and it was fantastic. Absolutely loved it and it will be on my list of regular recipes.
Deliciousness!
Delicious! Thanks for the recipe! We ate a double order of it. This will be my go to for picnics.
Great website
Thanks Janice!
Tomato salad recipe
Hi Neil, to see the full recipe scroll down to the bottom of the post or select the jump to recipe button at the top! Enjoy.
Deliciously Excellent
Many thanks Patricia!
Wow! These salads are my favorite! What a great round-up. Pinning for later! Thanks!
This salad looks so good
Fresh and yummy Marina!