Fresh Tomato Salad Recipe

This was delicious Karen. I skipped the vinegar and used olive oil only and let the salad sit on the counter so the salt could draw out all of the wonderful juices. When you've finished the salad make sure you have some nice crusty bread to soak the great garlic infused liquid. Yum!

Wonderful salad, great way to use up tomatoes from your garden. Lovely presentation. Only thing I added was olive oil. If making a day in advance, hold off on the salt and vinegar until the morning you serve it; gives the flavors a chance to mix without breaking down the tomatoes.

I made this recipe this morning. I was doubtful of the "1/2 cup chopped parsley" and "1/2 cup chopped basil". That seemed excessive and, it turns out, it was!!! A tablespoon or less of each would have sufficed! (If it's the basil and parsley flavor you're looking for, soak those ingredients in the white wine vinegar for an hour or so and use a press to extract the leaves from the juice, then add the juice to the salad.) Unless you're a dedicated fan of parsley and basil, beware, adjust your ingredients as desired. The tomato, onion, garlic, cucumber and bell pepper work well together and the white wine vinegar, along with juices from the veggies, creates a nicely flavored vinaigrette. Be sure to adjust the salt and pepper content to your liking! Otherwise it's bland. I let it chill in the refrigerator for a few hours. If it weren't for the picking basil and parsley out of my teeth for hours after, I'd highly recommend this.

So good!! I changed it up in some small ways but it was still delicious. I used a combo of Roma and yellow cherry tomatoes, I soaked the red onion in ice water before to take the bite out, I used red wine vinegar because I didn’t have white wine vinegar and added about 3 tbsp instead of two, and I added a little olive oil. Yum! I think it would also taste good with avocado or feta, you could probably use cilantro in place of the other herbs (or maybe together) too. I made it as a side dish for curried fish tacos and also had quinoa. It was tasty mixed with the quinoa. Great and easy recipe!!

This was really good. I read a lot of other reviews and decided to add 1/8 cup olive oil (good), 1/3 lb feta (expensive but worth it), change the garlic to a big pinch of garlic powder, skip the basil since I didn't have any, and fresh parsley (20 leaves or a small small bunch). I think the amount of vinegar is pretty much up to you. Too much is bad and you need more oil to balance it, but I added 1/8 cup. My vegetarian wife is particular sometimes, but she said keep the recipe and make it like this next week. I was going to add olives because it sounded good, but my wife said not to change anything. I will make it this way again!

I substituted cilantro for parsley. It really brings a fresh taste to the salad. I have made it once with apple cider vinegar but prefer the white wine vinegar.

as is its ok. i needed more vinegar so the entire salad would be coated so i doubled it. ( i used 2 first and it wasnt enough) after i tried it i added a good drizzle of olive oil and a scant tsp sugar and it was perfect. it was better after it chilled in the fridge a couple hours. thanks for the recipe.

Yummy! Based on what was available from garden I left out basil and parsley and exchanged it for chives. I completely left out the white wine vinegar but did add a lemon goat cheese and it was the perfect addition! Great use of summer vegetables!

My husband went for seconds and thirds!

Was very good fresh and healthy! I do think a whole red onion was too much though and I added a tablespoon of olive oil and little lemon juice. I will make this again! Yum!

Great fresh taste. I have also added the olive oil Italian dressing and marinated in the refrigerator prior to serving.

While I generally do not like raw, green pepper, it works very nicely in this recipe. I used a bit less than called for, and it turned out delicious! Easy, refreshing and I like that it can be made in advance.

yummy yummy yummy!Served this with seared Ahi Tuna and it was divine!!!

We absolutely loved this! I wouldn’t change a thing. I will be making this again...and again!

Very fresh! Delicious!

We really enjoyed this light, refreshing salad. I think the fresh herbs are what set it apart.

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I would use less herbs both amount & variety. the herbs over powered the other flavors. someone else used only olive oil, I would try it again with those changes.

I added mozzarella and yellow peppers instead of green peppers. Yummy summer salad.

I accidently used Rice Wine Vinegar. It turned out AMAZING anyway!!!!