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.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Side Dish, Starters
  • Cuisine: American, World

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar with mother (- red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar or white vinegar can also be added instead)
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil (or ½ tablespoon chopped fresh basil)
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley (or ½ tablespoon chopped fresh parsley)
  • ¼ teaspoon raw sugar (or white sugar - add as per taste, optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (or add as required)
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper (or black pepper powder - add as required)
  • 200 gram cherry tomatoes

Method

Preparation

  1. Rinse the cherry tomatoes well.
  2. Drain all the water and keep them for some minutes so that the water on them dries naturally.
  3. Then, halve the cherry tomatoes which are larger in size keeping the smaller ones intact.

Making oil and vinegar dressing

  1. In a mixing bowl, take the extra virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
  2. Sprinkle herbs, sugar, salt and crushed black pepper or black pepper powder.
  3. Add minced or crushed garlic.
  4. Whisk briskly so that the spices, herbs, oil, vinegar, salt and sugar are mixed evenly.

Making cherry tomato salad

  1. Add the halved cherry tomatoes.
  2. Toss and mix so that the dressing coats the cherry tomatoes.
  3. 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.
  4. While serving, you can even add some grated vegetarian parmesan cheese or some herbs or nuts.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.