Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe
Crafting a breezy summer salad right in the comfort of your kitchen is a breeze with this nourishing rendition of a Cherry Tomato Salad. Bursting with vitality, tanginess, and a rejuvenating essence, this recipe for Cherry Tomato Salad embodies pure delight. What's more, this culinary creation aligns with dietary preferences as it's both gluten-free and vegan.
Ingredients
For Oil & Vinegar Dressing
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
Main Ingredient
- 200 gram cherry tomatoes
Instructions
Preparation
- Rinse the cherry tomatoes well.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 202mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 328IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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