This Heirloom Tomato Salad is the perfect way to enjoy summer’s gorgeous tomatoes! Plus it’s vegan, gluten free and paleo!
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Heirloom Tomatoes and the Joys of Summer
I have never claimed to be anything fancy. You can probably tell that by the topics on this blog: simple food, books, cats, gardening and wine. These are the simple pleasures in life that fill me with joy.
While I pretty much don’t care for summer, it’s way too hot, I do love summer’s produce. Especially tomatoes. I have loved tomatoes for as long as I can remember. I remember as a child at my Aunt’s house, eating them like apples, still warm from the sun. Seeds and juice running down my arm.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
I don’t think tomatoes need much done to them to make them amazing. They just are amazing. I don’t even like them on sandwiches. To all of you that love the classic tomato sandwich, go for it, it’s just not me. I just want tomatoes. So, when I needed a side dish, I eyed the 3 gorgeous heirloom tomatoes sitting on my counter. Then I remembered my Scalloped Zucchini Salad so I created this Heirloom Tomato Salad.
“Create” in the sense that it’s really a Caprese salad minus the cheese, but whatever. Plus if you google Heirloom Tomato Salad, there are probably zillions of them, so I will not rank in Google and no one will ever see this post, but whatever. As you can see, it’s a whatever kind of day.
To make this easy Heirloom Tomato Salad
- Thinly slice some tomatoes with a sharp tomato knife.
- Scallop them all pretty in a shallow tart dish.
- Drizzle with some good olive oil, and your favorite vinegar. I used my Garlic Blossom Vinegar.
- Season with salt and pepper and sprinkled with some baby basil or oregano leaves.
- I let it marinate at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Delightful.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
This Heirloom Tomato Salad is so simple, because gorgeous heirloom tomatoes just need to be allowed to shine!
Ingredients
- 2-3 heirloom tomatoes thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons good extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine or flavored vinegar
- salt and pepper
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
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Layer tomatoes in a pretty pattern in a shallow dish. Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Before serving garnish with fresh baby basil leaves.
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Late summer is my favorite season of the year because of abundance of tomatoes which are my favorite veggies (or fruit – never sure which ones are they) of all time. I take simple tomato salad every day!
Simple and delicious! Fresh garden grown tomatoes are the best 🙂
I agree – tomatoes *just are* wonderful ! And it plays well with basil 🙂
Wow, do these ever look gorgeous – your photography skills are shining! I, too, love the simple dishes best, and this one is at the top of the list! A classic done well.
I feel just like you do about tomatoes, Pam! They are one of my favourites! your Heirloom Tomato Salad is beautiful, and I love the simple, delicious vinaigrette. Pinning & sharing on the H&S Facebook page. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of Hearth and Soul.
Fabulous! One of my top ten favourite foods is a ripe, ripe fragrant organic tomato sliced onto buttered white fresh bread. A smidge of salt. A grind of pepper.
Simplicity at it’s best, Pam…I too remember “sneaking” into the garden as a child and picking tomatoes right off the vine. Oh that juicy goodness, YUM!!!
Don’t get discouraged because of the weeds. They just seems to have a way of making their presence known. As long as there’s a bounty, all is good:)
Thank you so much for sharing Pam…
YUM! A favorite…..Love tomato salad & anything caprese :).
Would love if you’d share at my very first Reader Tip Tuesday: http://www.jodiefitz.com/2017/08/01/reader-tip-tuesday-along-new-food-craft-party/#comment-227470
It’s open all week as we intro it! Hope to see you & your delicious salad there….
How I love heirloom tomatoes! What a beautiful salad, and beautiful photos too, Pam! Pinned. Thank you for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop.
So simple, gorgeous, and perfect for summer! I saw you had it being linked to Souper Sundays so I went ahead and added it to this past week’s link (BTW–each week’s link goes up Sunday through the following Sunday so links can be added at any time during the week) and it’s in the roundup on this week’s Souper Sundays post. Thanks for sharing.
A tomato sandwich made on fresh white bread spread with butter (a little salt and pepper). I’m hungry!
Pam, these are beautiful tomatoes. I’m growing heirloom tomatoes for the first time and it has been tricky but I’m not giving up. Now seeing this I’m more determined. Gorgeous salad!
Homegrown tomatoes are MY FAVORITE!! This is one amazing salad!