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Italian tomato salad in a mint bowl with tomatoes and basil on the side.
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Italian Tomato Salad with Basil

Aromatic tomatoes fresh from our garden are amazing in this simple tomato salad. Quick and easy it is great for weekday dinners or one that you can scale up or down to suit any occasion. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Salt tomatoes*10 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: basil, healthy salad, summer salad, tomato salad, tomatoes
Difficulty: Easy
Diet: dairy free, Gluten free, Keto, Low Carb, nut free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian,, Whole30
Servings: 6 as a side
Calories: 116kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 kg tomatoes (we used Roma, cherry and heirloom tomatoes, approx. 2.2lbs)
  • ¼ cup Basil leaves
  • 3 tbsps capers
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 medium tomato (a ripe tomato that has been grated)
  • 3 tbsps red wine vinegar
  • Pinch dried oregano
  • Sea salt and cracked pepper

Instructions

Prepare tomatoes

  • Wash, trim and pat all your tomatoes dry.
    This is a rustic salad so feel free to cut your tomatoes any way that you like.
    We sliced the Roma’s into rounds, sliced the cherry tomatoes in half and cut the heirloom tomatoes into bite sized wedges.
  • Optional: Sprinkle the tomatoes with some sea salt or pink Himalayan salt, let them stand for 10 minutes to draw out the water then discard the water that is left at the bottom.

Prepare remaining ingredients

  • Drain and rinse capers, wash basil, shake to remove excess water then pat dry.
  • Strip the basil leaves from the stems and roughly chop.
  • Grate the ripe tomato, discard skin.

Assemble salad

  • Add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl, season and mix well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your liking.
  • Arrange in a salad bowl, you can scatter some extra basil leaves on top and keep it chilled until ready to serve for a cooling summer salad.

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Notes

  • Salting the tomatoes is optional but it does intensify their flavour.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1612IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg