How To Make Easy Tomato Salad
Enjoy this delicious tomato salad tossed in a tangy balsamic vinegar for lunch today! Whip up a delicious bowl in just 20 minutes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupred onion,chopped, about ½ small red onion
- 12ozcherry tomatoes,(1 pint), halved
- 1lbtomatoes,additional, cut into bite-sized wedges
- ¼cupfresh basil,thinly sliced, or parsley, or dill, or chives
- 2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 2tbspbalsamic vinegar,thick, or balsamic glaze
- ½tspflaky sea salt,or kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper,to taste
Optional Additions:
- ½English cucumber,thinly sliced, or 1 Persian cucumber
- 1mozzarella ball,torn, or 1 cup mini mozzarella balls, or cubed part-skim mozzarella
- 1avocado,ripe, sliced or diced
- handfulbaby arugula
Instructions
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Fill a small bowl with ice water, then add the chopped red onion. Set aside.
To Assemble:
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Spread the tomato wedges over a large serving platter. Drain the onions well, then layer about ⅓ of the onions on top.
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Add half of the cherry tomatoes, a layer of any optional additions, then another ⅓ of the onions.
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Finish with the remaining cherry tomatoes and onion, then sprinkle the basil all over.
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Drizzle the olive oil over the salad, followed by the balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle the salt and several twists of black pepper on top.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
- Calories: 283.46kcal
- Fat: 20.88g
- Saturated Fat: 5.78g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.76g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.03g
- Carbohydrates: 17.93g
- Fiber: 6.57g
- Sugar: 8.52g
- Protein: 9.62g
- Cholesterol: 22.12mg
- Sodium: 427.97mg
- Calcium: 187.59mg
- Potassium: 847.32mg
- Iron: 1.33mg
- Vitamin A: 143.11µg
- Vitamin C: 35.02mg
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