ITALIAN TOMATO  salad

Looking for an easy weekday salad recipe? Then you MUST try our  Italian tomato salad, great for a handful of guests or super easy to scale up to feed an army.

Servings

6 as a side

recipe info

Cuisine

IItalian

Time

5 mins prep | 10 mins salt (optional)

Diets

Dairy Free Gluten Free Keto Low Paleo Vegan Vegetarian Whole30

Salad Ingredients

1 kg tomatoes  (approx. 2.2lbs) ¼ cup Basil leaves 3 tbsps capers ¼ cup olive oil 1 medium ripe tomato 3 tbsps red wine vinegar Pinch dried oregano Sea salt and cracked pepper

Wash, trim and pat tomatoes dry. Slice Roma’s into rounds, cut cherry tomatoes in half and cut the heirloom tomatoes into bite sized wedges

Step 1

Step 2

Optional: Sprinkle the tomatoes with some sea salt let them stand for 10 minutes to draw out the water, then discard the water left at the bottom.

Wash basil, shake to remove excess water then pat dry. Strip the basil leaves from the stems and roughly chop.

Step 3

Step 4

Drain and rinse capers. Grate the ripe tomato, and discard the core and skin.

Add the chopped tomatoes, basil, capers, grated tomato and vinegar to a large mixing bowl.

Step 5

Step 6

Season and mix the salad well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Arrange in a salad bowl; you can scatter some extra basil leaves on top to garnish, then keep it chilled in the fridge until ready to serve for a cooling summer salad.

Step 7

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