Cherry tomato salad is the perfect summer side dish for your BBQ. Made even more delicious with a sweet and tangy dressing!
Folks, the shops are full of lots of delicious summer salad ingredients.
So why not grab yourself some ripe cherry tomatoes and make this amazing summer cherry tomato salad?
You'll love that this tomato salad is so easy to make.
It's a great way to add a colourful and vibrant addition to your dinner table!
I mentioned in the last post that we've been enjoying some really great summer weather and have been able to sit in the garden.
Well with that happening the BBQ has been out plenty too and I've been conjuring up new side dishes to go with all the delicious grilled meats we've been enjoying!
There couldn’t be an easier side dish to compliment your BBQ recipes than this cherry tomato salad.
It takes only 10 minutes to make and the contrasting flavour of the tasty dressing is just the perfect accompaniment!
Even if you're not a BBQ fan or it's not the time of year you'll still find this cherry tomato salad great to go with all sorts of meals.
For instance you could enjoy this with a cold meat platter. Or even just with some homemade focaccia.
If you can't get cherry tomatoes but grape tomatoes are available instead then they can easily be substituted.
Just don't be tempted to eat all this delicious tomato salad by yourself. It's meant for sharing!
How To Make Cherry Tomato Salad In Just 4 Steps!
- Place the oil, vinegar, basil, salt, and honey into a jar and mix well together.
- Put the halved cherry tomatoes into a small bowl and pour the dressing over, coating all the tomatoes.
- Place the tomato bowl into fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving stir well.
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Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe
You could make this into a quick caprese salad by adding some chopped mozzarella.
Some finely diced red onion is also a nice addition to your cherry tomato salad!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
- 500 g cherry tomatoes halved.
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil finely chopped.
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon clear honey
Instructions
- Place all the oil, vinegar, basil, salt, and honey into a jar and mix well together.
- Put the tomatoes into a small bowl and pour the dressing over, coating all the tomatoes.
- Place into fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving stir well again.
sherry
this looks so pretty Neil. I think i'd put less honey tho but i do agree a bit goes well with the acidic tomatoes.
Neil
Thanks Sherry. Yes I suppose the amount of honey put in is really up to yourself, it depends how sweet you want it. It does go brilliantly with the acidic tomatoes though. Thanks for your comment and I hope you are well!
Mackay Sherry
Brisbane is in lockdown atm! But hopefully out of it tomorrow night. Here’s hoping.
Neil
Fingers crossed for you there Sherry. Here in Glasgow we are only just recently out of our 9 month lockdown. It's been awful.
Chef Mimi
I love tomato salads with red wine vinegar! So pretty and tasty.
Neil
So delicious too. Thanks Mimi! 🙂
Ben | Havocinthekitchen
Such a light, refreshing, and flavourful salad! I can easily have this as the main course, with some crusty bread to soak up all these delicious juices!
Neil
You could definitely have this as the main course Ben. I have and with some toasted foccacia it's been absolutely amazing!
Laura
I just love cherry (and grape!) tomatoes, neil! And the dressing you have with them sounds simple and amazing! Love this easy idea!
Neil
Thanks Laura. It's just a perfect easy and delicious side for summer. 🙂
David @ Spiced
This sounds like a great recipe for using those garden tomatoes, Neil! We have several tomato plants, and they are just starting to produce red tomatoes. If it's anything like last year, though, we'll have more tomatoes than we know what to do with soon - so a batch of this tomato salad sounds perfect!!
Neil
I'm jealous of you having fresh home-grown tomatoes to make this recipe with David. It'll be even more delicious!
Kelly | Foodtasia
I dream of summer tomatoes all year long, Neil! What a wonderful way to use them!
Neil
Thanks Kelly! Tomatoes are just the perfect summer BBQ accompaniment don't you think? 😀
Katerina
This is the perfect recipe for all my homegrown cherry tomatoes which always seems to ripen all at the same time! I love the different flavours in the vinaigrette but how simple this recipe still is. Definitely perfect for a summer BBQ or picnic.
PS: And I am sorry to hear about the lockdown - 9 months?! That's truly awful. I am glad it's ended now and you can enjoy the sunshine. All the best!
Neil
Thanks Katerina. I hope you get a chance to make this recipe with all your homegrown cherry tomatoes! 🙂
Judee
Neil,
Cherry tomatoes are my favorite. We have a local farm that sells 5 different varieties. I go every week an get 2 containers. I'll give this recipe a try.. thanks
Neil
Oh I would so love to have a local farm nearby that sold cherry tomatoes. We don't have any here that do. I'd love to be able to experiment with so may varieties. I'm jealous! Hope you enjoy trying out all of those different varieties on my cherry tomato salad recipe Judee!