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Summer tomato salad is the perfect recipe to make with garden tomatoes! It’s an easy side salad to pair with grilled meat, fish, or even to eat on its own!
If you read my last post (Fried Green Tomatillos), then you’re aware that I have had a heck of a time with my garden this year. And you can probably guess that the gorgeous tomatoes that I used for this salad did not, in fact, come from my garden. However, just because they are not my own garden tomatoes does not make this salad any less delicious. In fact, this Simple Summer Tomato Salad just screams summer and should be on your table weekly.
I love a good salad, but I’ll be honest, sometimes I get a little bored of actually having lettuce in my salad. I know it’s weird, but sometimes I want salad where the main ingredient is something other than lettuce. Something like kale or Asparagus and Avocado or zucchini.
But one of my favorite summer salads is the simplest of them all: Summer Tomato Salad.
Nothing beats a summer tomato salad with juicy red tomatoes, a handful of fresh parsley and basil, a few sliced shallots and a little olive oil and salt and pepper It’s so scrumptious. It’s perfect for hot days. It’s great as a starter salad for a summer dinner out on the patio. It just really is the perfect summer salad. Not too heavy, just pure summer herby tomato bliss.
For this salad, I used the Village Farms mini San Marzano tomatoes that I bought at Costco. Guys, if your Costco has them you NEED to buy them.
That said, if you can’t find them, any good quality cherry tomatoes will work fine. But you’d better hop to it. We’re entering the middle of August next week. Summer, and all of the tomato deliciousness, is fading fast.
Seriously, I almost lit a pumpkin candle the other day.
Don’t judge.
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Stephanie Manley
August 8, 2015 at 6:31 amThis looks wonderfully light and refreshing. I am going to the farmers market this morning, I hope I can get some tomatoes half this pretty.
Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze
August 7, 2015 at 10:06 pmI agree with you, I kinda of get tired of lettuce in my salad too. This tomato salad looks like the perfect side companion. Your garden is going to be amazing next season, just watch!! :-)
Karen @ The Food Charlatan
August 7, 2015 at 11:04 amI am toooootally with you on the pumpkin candles Deseree :) I’m also with you on lettuce free salads. Bring on the gorgeous tomatoes!!
Alisa Fleming
August 7, 2015 at 8:52 amAbsolutely stunning salad Deseree!
Kaitie Lawlor
August 7, 2015 at 6:50 amI love tomatoes as the star of the salad show and really this simple recipe highlights simple ingredients which is important. Sometimes we can get caught up with too many flavour combos, and forget that simple can be best! Love this!
marye audet
August 7, 2015 at 5:18 amThis looks fantastic! I love tomatoes, especially straight from the garden.
Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats
August 7, 2015 at 4:53 amWhat a beautiful salad! Everything in it is growing with abundance in my garden – win, win!
Melissa Russo
August 7, 2015 at 4:35 amI love tomato salad all year long but especially when we are picking tomatoes on our farm. Yummy.
Marlynn [UrbanBlissLife]
August 7, 2015 at 12:18 amI love simple tomato salads this time of year, the ones that allow the tomatoes to really shine versus being an afterthought in salads. This recipe looks beautiful – and delicious!