This Quick and Easy Tomato Salad is a classic easy salad recipe that’s packed with ripe tomatoes, onions and fresh basil. It’s the perfect simple side dish!
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Summer is the season of everything grilling, which means everybody loves a good side dish! With all the picnics and barbecues and outdoor gatherings salads like this Easy Tomato Salad are a summer staple in our family – it’s one of our favourites! 
If you’ve been a reader of mine for awhile you’ll know I’m committed to simple recipes with maximum flavour and minimum hassle, and this Easy Tomato Salad is all that and more. It’s one of my go-to side dishes all year around, but we especially love it in the summer and fall when the tomatoes are fresh from the farmer’s market and perfectly juicy and sweet. Throw in some fresh sweet onions and fresh basil from the garden and you’ve got the perfect summer salad! 
How to Make Easy Tomato Salad
Making this simple salad is so easy!
- Choose fresh produce! Choosing the freshest and most ripe tomatoes really makes this salad extra delicious!.
- Slice the veggies. Include thin slices of sweet onion the same size as the tomatoes.
- Slice the basil. Thin ribbons of fresh basil leaves adds delicious basil flavour in every bite!
- Oil and Vinegar. A simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing with some fresh garlic is simply delicious!
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I hope you enjoy this easy salad recipe as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite easy side dish for summer? I’d love to know!
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Easy Tomato Cucumber Salad
Recipe: Equipment
Recipe: Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs fresh cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 English cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 10 to 12 large basil leaves sliced into ribbons
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- salt and pepper to taste
Recipe: Instructions
- Slice the cherry or grape tomatoes in half and add them to a large serving bowl.
- Add the thinly sliced English cucumber and red onion to the bowl.
- Stack the basil leaves, roll them tightly, and slice into thin ribbons. Add to the bowl.
- Drizzle the olive oil, red wine vinegar, and crushed garlic over the vegetables. Add a generous pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Toss everything gently with two large spoons or your clean hands. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve immediately, or let sit for 5 to 10 minutes for the flavours to meld.
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
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When my wife and I host a lot of holiday dinners and we always like to let those coming over know in advance what courses are being served. This tomato salad is defiantly going to make the list. They will be served to each person in their own bowl out of the main bowl, we like to serve our dishes from the kitchen to the dining table like a restaurant. Since we are serving six and the recipe serves eight this should be sufficient or maybe make extra just in case. Since having subscribed to the BB I get asked about the dishes we serve for family gatherings and all I tell them is to check out the Busy Baker whose got me setup. :). Thanks!
A great use for summer tomatoes! Last year I had a way too many, but now I have a tasty way to help use them all.
We agree 😉 Thanks!
This looks absolutely delicious! Yummy! This is seriously making me hungry!
I know, it looks pretty tasty!! Thanks Alina🙂
This was such a great salad with dinner last night! I will be enjoying this all season long; it’s delicious!
Thank you Michaela! So happy to hear that it was such a hit!🙂
Talk about a juicy summer salad! I’m looking forward to having this again for lunch tomorrow!
Great! Let us know how you like it!🙂
My garden is overflowing with tomatoes so I’ve been making this a few times each week! It’s wonderful!
Thank you Neli!🙂
Such a tasty and refreshing salad! Definitely making this again because the weather will only get hotter
Glad you like it!🙂
OMG This came out so delicious! Thanks for the easy recipe!
You’re welcome Bee!😊
One of the best and easy salad recipes to make! We love it!
Thanks Veena! Is one of our favourite salad too!
This was really delicious! Tomatoes are so good this time of year.
Exactly! We love them too!!
Such a fresh and light dish to add to any dinner table this summer. Love it!
Thanks Julia!!