This Easy Tomato Salad drizzled with a simple but tasty salad dressing is so easy it almost feels like cheating calling it a recipe. None the less it is too good to keep to myself and is a perfect side dish in the hot summer days.
Good ingredients are key
With this recipe there is no place for poor ingredients to hide. Use the tastiest, ripe tomatoes you can find. I used a selection of heritage varieties of tomatoes as they look so pretty and colourful.
Any variety will do so long as it has lots of flavour. Remember that tomatoes will have the best flavour if served at room temperature.
Use a good quality extra virgin olive oil and a good vinegar.
What to serve with this tomato salad
This salad is perfect served with grilled chicken
Use chicken breast and flatten between two sheets of parchment or cling film ( use the flat side of a meat mallet or a rolling pin). Grill until cooked through and the juices run clear when pierced with the tip of a skewer. Use a thermometer if you have one- The chicken should reach 75℃/165°F in the centre.
I usually cook my chicken on a griddle pan but you can also cook it under a preheated hot grill or on a barbecue.
To add flavour I made a simple baste similar to the salad dressing from 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar. 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard and 1 teaspoon honey beaten together and brushed this onto each side of the chicken before grilling.
On hot days when we tend to want to eat lighter meals I find all that is needed to complete the dish is handful of rocket or salad leaves. For a more substantial meal serve with some boiled new potatoes or some chunks of crusty bread.
Recipes to serve with Easy Tomato Salad
Easy Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- 750g tomatoes
- 1 small red onion
Dressing:
- 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sherry or red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
- 2 teaspoon runny honey
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes and arrange in a serving dish.
- Thinly slice the red onion and scatter over the tomatoes.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl with a fork.
- Drizzle over the salad. Serve immediately or chill until required.
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
Wow, Jacqui that salad is so beautifully simple and yet it has my mouth salivating wanting to try some! Love the taste and smell of fresh tomatoes - especially when they've just been picked off the vine!
Angela x
Jacqueline Bellefontaine says
Thank you Angela, Agree love freshly picked tomatoes but I am never very successful at growing them, the last few years mine have got blight. Hoping this year will be different.
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