Juicy cherry tomatoes tossed with olive oil, basil, and Italian seasoning for a simple, flavorful summer salad.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time0 minutesmins
Chill2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Servings: 6servings
Equipment
Small mixing bowl
whisk
Large bowl with lid, or plastic wrap to cover
Silicone spatula
Ingredients
For the Cherry Tomato Salad
4cupsquartered cherry tomatoes
For the Vinaigrette
2clovesgarlicfinely minced
¼cupolive oil
1tablespoonchopped fresh basil
2tablespoonsred wine vinegar
2teaspoonsItalian seasoning
1teaspoongranulated sugaror 1 teaspoon honey
½teaspoonsaltmore or less to taste
To Garnish (Optional)
additional chopped fresh basilto taste
Instructions
Place 4 cups quartered cherry tomatoes in large bowl. Set aside.
Add 2 cloves garlic, ¼ cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt to small mixing bowl.
Whisk vigorously until ingredients are fully incorporated and sugar is dissolved. When ingredients are combined, pour prepared vinaigrette evenly over cherry tomatoes.
Gently fold vinaigrette into tomatoes, stirring until tomatoes are completely covered in vinaigrette. When satisfied, cover bowl with lid or plastic wrap and place bowl in refrigerator. Chill tomato salad at least 2 hours.
Immediately prior to serving, remove bowl from refrigerator and uncover. Sprinkle additional chopped fresh basil over cherry tomato salad to garnish if desired and serve dish chilled with accompaniments of choice.
Notes
Tomatoes: If you don't have cherry tomatoes, you can use grape tomatoes, plum tomatoes, campari tomatoes, or even very small regular tomatoes.
Make it Vegan: Make sure your sugar is 100% vegan (not filtered with bone char) or replace it with maple syrup or agave.
Make it Added-Sugar Free: Replace the sugar with your favorite sugar alternative, like Swerve, monkfruit, or allulose.