One of the easiest summery salads that can be tossed at home is this healthy Cherry Tomato Salad. This Cherry Tomato Salad recipe is vibrant, tangy, refreshing and oh-so good. The recipe is also gluten-free and vegan.
Drain all the water and keep them for some minutes so that the water on them dries naturally.
Then, halve the cherry tomatoes which are larger in size keeping the smaller ones intact.
Making oil and vinegar dressing
In a mixing bowl, take the extra virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
Sprinkle herbs, sugar, salt and crushed black pepper or black pepper powder.
Add minced or crushed garlic.
Whisk briskly so that the spices, herbs, oil, vinegar, salt and sugar are mixed evenly.
Making cherry tomato salad
Add the halved cherry tomatoes.
Toss and mix so that the dressing coats the cherry tomatoes.
Serve Cherry Tomato Salad immediately. Salads, especially tomato salads, are best served fresh. If you are unable to do so, then refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours and serve later. However, on refrigeration, the taste of the salad changes.
While serving, you can even add some grated vegetarian parmesan cheese or some herbs or nuts.
Notes
Instead of cherry tomatoes, use grape tomatoes, small tomatoes. You can also make this salad with regular tomatoes. Chop them in small cubes.
Feel free to add your choice of spices, herbs and seasonings to the salad.
Use a good quality olive oil and do not swap it with any other oil.
The recipe can be scaled easily to make for more servings.