Salads can be prepared from fresh, dried or baked tomatoes, adding other vegetables, fish, meat to them, flavored with delicious sauces. We have collected many great tomato salad recipes that will diversify your menu!
1. Salad with cherry tomatoes, avocado and bell pepper
A lot of juicy vegetables and greens, sprinkled with lemon juice and a drop of olive oil. What could be healthier and tastier?
You will need: 1 ripe avocado, 8 cherry tomatoes, 0.5 lemons, 3 sprigs of fresh cilantro, 0.5 pods of green and orange bell peppers, 0.4 bunches of green onions, dill, olive oil.
Cooking: Remove the avocado pulp with a spoon, cut into cubes, sprinkle generously with lemon juice. Cut the tomatoes in half, chop the pepper into thin strips, mix with chopped herbs and avocado, salt, oil.
2. Spanish Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Treat yourself for lunch to a delicious salad that often appears on the table in Spanish homes.
You will need: 3 tomatoes, 3 fresh cucumbers, 2 red onions, 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1.5 tbsp. l. Dijon mustard, 2-3 garlic cloves.
Cooking: Mix chopped garlic in a small jar with olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, cover with a lid and shake vigorously several times. Put the vegetables cut into thin plates, layers, sprinkling with salt and pouring with oil-garlic sauce in a salad bowl. Alternate tomatoes, onions, cucumbers.
3. Baked tomato salad
When you get out into nature, do not forget to take a few tomatoes with you to bake them on the grill and make an unusual salad out of them!
You will need: 6-8 medium tomatoes, 1 hot chili pepper, 1 head of garlic, 0.4 bunches of cilantro, 0.5 tbsp. l. sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp. l. vinegar, 1-2 tbsp. l. sesame oil.
Cooking: Thread tomatoes on skewers, bake on the grill, turning from time to time. Peel the tomatoes from the skin, cut with a knife and lightly mash with a fork, season with chopped garlic and hot pepper (its quantity can be adjusted). Pour dressing of sugar, salt, vinegar and sesame oil.
4. Salad with tomatoes, mozzarella and crab sticks
Fresh tomatoes and crab sticks make a very bright and juicy salad, and mozzarella cheese gives it a nutritious and creamy taste.
You will need: 220 g crab sticks, 2 tomatoes, 120 g mozzarella cheese, 1 garlic clove, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Cut mozzarella and crab sticks into thin sticks. Choose fleshy and dense tomatoes, if there are none, then first cut the fruits into four parts, remove the juicy places with seeds, and cut the pulp into cubes, transfer to a salad bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Add garlic to the salad, season with mayonnaise.
5. Salad “Shakarob” from tomatoes and onions
A very simple Uzbek salad, it is better to cook it a lot at once, because it is eaten very quickly!
You will need: 1.2 kg fresh tomatoes, 0.5 kg onions, 2.5 tsp. salt, 0.5 tsp. ground black and hot red pepper.
Cooking: Cut the onion into thin half rings, pour boiling water over it, and then rinse under running water. If you come across a sweet lettuce onion, then you do not need to pour boiling water over and rinse. Add sliced tomatoes to the onion, sprinkle with spices, mix with your hands.
6. Vegetable salad of tomatoes with garlic
Balsamic, cumin and Provence herbs add flavor and aroma to this salad.
You will need: 6-7 tomatoes with dense pulp, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp. dried Provence herbs, a pinch of cumin, 2 tbsp. l. ready-made onion sauce for salads.
Cooking: Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, beat the trimmings in a blender with garlic, balsamic vinegar, Provencal herbs, salt and onion sauce. Cover with fragrant tomato puree slices of tomatoes, sprinkle with cumin.
7. Dried Tomato Basil Salad
Basil for this salad is suitable both fresh and dried, and sun-dried tomatoes can be prepared independently by drying the tomato halves in the oven or microwave.
You will need: 150 g sun-dried tomatoes, 100 g mozzarella cheese, 1 small purple onion, 4 sprigs of basil or 0.5 tsp. dried, salt, olive oil.
Cooking: Put sun-dried tomatoes, diced mozzarella and onion half rings in bowl, add spices. Put the mixture in a jar, pour in olive oil, leave for a day in a cold place. Lettuce can be stored for up to three days in the refrigerator.
8. Salad with tomatoes and radish sauce
Radish sauce is an undeservedly forgotten dressing for vegetable salads, which was prepared in antiquity.
You will need: 3-4 large tomatoes, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 1 green radish, 160 ml sour cream, 4 green onions.
Cooking: Cut eggs and tomatoes into large cubes. Grate the radish, salt, when it starts to juice, squeeze well, mix with sour cream and finely chopped green onions. Dressing from grated radish fields tomatoes with eggs, leave for 5 minutes.
9. Salad with tomatoes and tuna
For a salad, it is better to take small cherry tomatoes, and instead of chicken eggs, you should buy quail ones.
You will need:
For salad: 1 can of tuna in oil, 1 bunch of lettuce, 9-12 cherry tomatoes, 8-9 quail eggs (hard boiled), 14 pitted olives, 70 g of feta cheese.
For refueling: 2.5 st. l. extra virgin olive oil, 1.5 tbsp. l. lemon juice.
Cooking: Put the lettuce leaves, torn into small pieces with your hands, in a salad bowl. Arrange quail egg halves and tomato quarters on top. Sprinkle with olive halves, evenly spread tuna fillet mashed with a fork, toss and drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil dressing.
10. Lakomka salad with tomatoes and croutons
Delicious tomato salad appetizer is prepared with the addition of melted cheese, garlic and rye bread croutons.
You will need: 150 g bread, 1 tbsp. l. butter, 3 processed cheese, 2 cloves of garlic, 7-8 ripe tomatoes, 5 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, ground pepper.
Cooking: Bread cut into small cubes, fry in butter until golden brown. Mix mayonnaise with garlic, season them with finely chopped tomatoes and grated melted cheese. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and croutons.
11. Tomato salad with nuts
A delicious versatile salad that is suitable for a festive table as an appetizer or for diet food for those who want to lose weight.
You will need: 5 medium-sized tomatoes, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. l. chopped walnuts, 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1.5 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 tsp. mustard seeds.
Cooking: Cut the tomatoes into small slices, spread the onion sliced into rings on top, sprinkle with lemon juice, sprinkle with chopped garlic, spices and nuts. Dress the salad with mustard and oil mixture.
12. Cherry tomato salad with sour cream
If there were no small cherry tomatoes, then use ordinary ones, just choose not very juicy fruits.
You will need: 15 cherry tomatoes, 1 bunch green onions, 5 tbsp. l. sour cream, 0.5 tsp wasabi, sea salt.
Cooking: Put chopped green onions in the first layer in a salad bowl, then spread the tomato slices, sprinkle with salt, pour with a mixture of sour cream and wasabi (you can replace it with mustard, but then the sauce will not get a beautiful greenish tint).
13. Salad with tomatoes and arugula
A bunch of arugula leaves and fleshy tomatoes are sold in supermarkets all year round, which makes it possible to enjoy vitamin salads at any time!
You will need: 1 bunch arugula, 6 tomatoes of different varieties (pink, yellow and red), 180 g goat cheese, 0.3 tsp. dried basil, 3 green onions, 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, 40 ml balsamic vinegar, Himalayan salt.
Cooking: Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, transfer to a flat dish covered with arugula leaves. Lay the tomatoes in layers, alternating red, yellow and pink, sprinkle each tier with salt, basil and pepper. Top the salad with chopped green onions, sprinkle with cubes or large crumbs of goat cheese. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing.
14. Salad “Anthill” with yellow tomatoes
Yellow tomatoes greatly enhance the taste of this meat salad with cheese and potatoes.
You will need: 220 g of boiled chicken fillet, 2-3 yellow tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 2 cucumbers, 140 g of hard cheese, 2 cloves of garlic, spices and sunflower oil, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Fry the potatoes, grated on a fine grater, in oil so that it acquires a bright caramel hue. Cool, spreading in a thin layer on paper towels. Lay most of the chicken meat in the first layer on a flat plate, brush with mayonnaise, cover with finely chopped cucumbers (2/3 of the indicated norm), again with mayonnaise.
Next, lay out a layer of tomatoes (2/3), cut into cubes, sprinkle with garlic and salt, mayonnaise. Post most of those l cheese, cover with mayonnaise, then repeat the layers with the remaining products. As a result, you get a salad in the form of a slide, which remains to be greased on all sides with mayonnaise and covered with fried potato straws.
15. Salad with tomatoes and fresh mint
Fresh tomatoes go great with mint, and a lemon-spicy dressing turns an ordinary vegetable salad into an appetizer with an unrivaled taste!
You will need: 1 kg of ripe tomatoes, 1 bunch of fresh mint, 3 purple onions, 2 sweet bell peppers (yellow and red), 6-7 tbsp. l. extra virgin olive oil, 1 small lemon.
Cooking: Chop the onion into thin rings, sprinkle with salt, leave for 10 minutes. Cut the tomatoes into slices, mix with squeezed salted onions, finely chopped bell peppers and mint greens. Whisk fragrant olive oil with lemon juice, sea salt and a pinch of hot pepper, season the salad, garnish with mint leaves.
16. Salad with cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers
Dressing for this simple and unpretentious salad is best prepared from high-quality sour cream with a fat content of 10-15 percent.
You will need: 0.25 fork of white cabbage, 2 cucumbers, 2 large tomatoes, 1 bunch of green onions, 0.3 bunches of dill, 2 tsp. Dijon mustard, sour cream.
Cooking: Finely chop the cabbage and cucumbers, salt a little and remember with your hands so that it becomes soft and starts the juice. If the vegetable is young, then this step can be skipped by simply folding the cabbage cut into thin strips into a salad bowl. Add tomato slices, chopped green onions and dill, spices and mustard, season with sour cream.
17. Salad “Tomatoes under a fur coat”
A wonderful appetizer for meat or fish, prepared easily and from ordinary inexpensive products, but the result is always amazing!
You will need: 240 g mozzarella cheese, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 5 large tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves, mayonnaise, fresh herbs.
Cooking: Divide all the products into two halves, first lay out one part of the tomatoes, diced, grated eggs and cheese in layers, then repeat the layers. Spread lettuce tiers with mayonnaise mixed with garlic, chopped herbs and ground pepper.
18. Salad with chicken, mushrooms and pink tomatoes
Wild mushrooms in this recipe can, of course, be replaced with ordinary mushrooms from the supermarket, adding a pinch of mushroom seasoning to enhance the flavor.
You will need: 220 g chicken fillet, 180 g boiled forest mushrooms, 1 large onion, 2-3 tomatoes, 190 g hard cheese, homemade mayonnaise.
Cooking: Cut the chicken into cubes, fry in oil until golden brown. Separately, save onions, add sliced \u200b\u200bmushrooms. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, removing juicy places with seeds, otherwise too much liquid will form in the salad. Collect the salad in layers, smearing each with mayonnaise: meat, mushrooms with onions, tomatoes. Sprinkle the top and sides of the salad with grated cheese.
19. Salad with tomatoes and beans
Canned or boiled beans are suitable for salad, but tomatoes should be ripe and always with dense pulp.
You will need: 1 can of canned red beans, 2 boiled eggs, 2 tomatoes, 150 g of ham, 110 g of hard cheese, 2 cloves of garlic, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Mix diced sausage with grated eggs and cheese, add tomatoes cut into small pieces. Pour the washed beans into the salad, mix the mayonnaise with chopped garlic and mix with the rest of the ingredients.
20. Salad with tomatoes and green peas
According to this recipe, a bright, crispy vegetable salad is obtained, which can be prepared at least every day!
You will need: 300 g of white cabbage and frozen green peas, 3 red tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 2-3 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1.5 tbsp. l. lemon or grapefruit juice.
Cooking: Dip the green peas in boiling salted water, cook for five to six minutes, rinse and transfer to a salad bowl. Add shredded cabbage, tomato wedges and chopped cucumbers. Grapefruit (freshly squeezed) or lemon juice, beat with a blender with oil and spices, pour into a salad bowl, mix.