Name: Easy Tomato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ cup chopped red onion (about ½ small red onion); 1 pint (12 ounces or 2 cups) cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 pound additional tomatoes (about 1 large, 2 medium or 3 small), cut into bite-sized wedges; ¼ cup thinly sliced fresh basil and/or small basil leaves (or substitute parsley, dill and/or chives); 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons thick balsamic vinegar* or balsamic glaze; ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt or kosher salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ½ English cucumber or 1 Persian cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 torn mozzarella ball or around 1 cup mini mozzarella balls or cubed part-skim mozzarella; 1 ripe avocado, sliced or diced; Handful of baby arugula

Easy Tomato Salad

Extra tomatoes? Make this simple tomato salad recipe! It's delicious, versatile and easy to make. This recipe features ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, soaked red onion, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Recipe yields 4 to 6 side salads using 1 3/4 pound tomatoes; you can cut the recipe in half by using either the cherry tomatoes or the pound of regular tomatoes.

20 min total 20 min prep 4 109 cal

Instructions

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1 First, fill a small bowl with ice water and add the chopped red onion (soaking the onion will tame its intense flavor and make it more crisp). Set aside as you prep the remaining ingredients.
2 To assemble the salad, spread the tomato wedges over a large serving platter. Drain the onions well, and layer about one-third of the onions on top. Add half of the cherry tomatoes, followed by a layer of any optional additions, followed by another one-third of the onions. Finish with the remaining cherry tomatoes, followed by the remaining onions, and sprinkle the basil all over.
3 Drizzle the olive oil over the salad, followed by the balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle the salt and several twists of black pepper on top. Serve promptly. This salad is best consumed within a couple of hours, but leftover salad will keep in the refrigerator, covered, for 3 days.