Cherry Tomato Salad
Posted: 07/02/20
Updated: 11/21/21
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This bright and flavorful marinated salad is absolutely perfect for summer! Sweet, juicy cherry tomatoes flavored by olive oil, basil, and Italian seasoning makes the perfect easy, delicious summer salad and side dish.
What You’ll Need To Make This Salad
- Cherry tomatoes
- Garlic clove
- Olive oil
- Apple cider vinegar
- Italian seasoning
- Honey
- Salt
- Fresh basil
How To Make Cherry Tomato Salad
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the tomatoes in a dish or bowl.
- Stir everything gently to coat tomatoes thoroughly.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours prior to serving.
- Serve with a sprinkling of basil on top.
Chef’s Tips
- If you don’t have cherry tomatoes, any small ones will work. You can also use a combination of grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and the multi-colored ones if you have them!
- You can eat this as a side dish by itself, or you can mix it with pasta salad, or put it on top of a regular salad. You can also use this as a bruschetta recipe, putting it on top of a baguette.
- For vegan, use maple syrup instead of honey.
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Cherry Tomato Salad
This light, refreshing salad is so easy and full of summer flavors.
servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- basil fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Combine oil, apple cider vinegar, italian seasoning, honey, garlic, and salt in small bowl.
- Pour the dressing over cherry tomatoes in dish or bowl. Stir to combine. Chill for 2 hours at minimum prior to serving. Garnish with fresh basil.
Notes
- Tomatoes: If you don’t have cherry tomatoes, any small ones will work.
- Serving options: Serve as side dish, in pasta salad, on salad, or on top of baguette as bruschetta.
- Vegan: Sub maple syrup for honey.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 107kcal // Total Carbohydrates: 6g // Net Carbohydrates: 5g // Protein: 1g // Fat: 9g // Saturated Fat: 1g // Sodium: 206mg // Potassium: 225mg // Fiber: 1g // Sugar: 4g // Vitamin C: 23mg // Calcium: 22mg // Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
Perfect summer salad with fresh tomatoes. Salad was eaten as a side on the deck with grilled chicken.
That sounds perfect! I’m so glad you loved it!