From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely salad to have on the menu for picnics or barbecues. The play of colors in this dish is spectacular, and its flavors, when made with vine-ripened tomatoes can't be beat. Ideally, it should be made with ripe heirloom tomatoes, but when they are not available, I'm perfectly comfortable substituting other colorful varieties. The salad is one I suspect you'll quickly adapt to your own tastes. The tomatoes can be sliced or diced and the choice of dressing is limited to the cook's imagination. If you were to select one from a bottle, I'd certainly never tell. Homemade or store-bought, my only caution is a reminder to drown the tomatoes in dressing. I like to serve this salad at picnics because it transports easily and jostling in the car won't affect its already rustic appearance. This is the recipe I use to assemble it.
Heirloom Tomato Salad...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
Ingredients:
Salad
2 cups torn fresh spinach or arugula
2 cups sliced multicolored heirloom or vine ripened tomatoes
1 cup red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup sliced red onion
Dressing
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon fresh, minced marjoram
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Directions:
1) Combine spinach, tomatoes and onion in a large bowl.
2) Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, marjoram, salt, pepper and mustard in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 6 servings.
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54 comments :
Brought stash of heirloom tomatoes to the beach with us. This will be lunch today--much cleverer than the tomato sandwiches I was considering.
Heirlooms are just so gorgeous...I find them hard to resist. I love the color of your salad, sounds like a wonderful addition to any table :D
This salad sounds delightful. I like the idea of combining the larger heirloom tomatoes with smaller cherry tomatoes. Can't wait to try this for a picnic!
We bought two tomatoes at farmers market yesterday - $4.50! Talk about sticker shock. The heirlooms are frankly out of our price range, but the ones we got were very good.
I like this salad, it's fresh and colorful!
What a beautiful, simple salad for a summer weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Looks wonderful! Wish I could find a good place to get heirloom tomatoes! I'll try it with what I can get!
I can't wait for heirlooms!
I have never heard of heirloom tomatoes they sound interesting. I love colourful salads. Diane
What a gorgeous salad! It is so bright and cheerful!
Mmm, looks like the perfect summer side - heirlooms are so delicious!
Fresh and fantastic!!
YUM, I have everything I need to make this salad, it would be great for the 4th of July party I am attending tomorrow!
I love these simple tomato salads!
Oh yum! I love heirloom tomatoes! It's so much fun finding all the different colours and patterns (I loved the striped ones!) Delish.
The salad looks so inviting because of its vibrant colours! Healthy and nutritious!
Who can resist heirloom tomatoes. Our growing season here in Seattle is so late in coming this year. I can't wait to see garden fresh tomatoes! Lovely salad!
Sounds delicious. I love tomatoes in season, the taste is just so much better.
That's a beautiful and colorful salad! Love the dressing.
This salad looks delicious! Perfect for hot summer days!
This salad looks so fresh and delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
I wish we could get heirloom tomatoes regularly. Your salad is so pretty and coulorful! Yum! Have a great 4th of July!
I just read an article in the paper that says that heirloom tomatoes are more nutritious for you than regular! In fact I tore it out of the paper and am going to do a blog post on it in the near future.
Heirloom tomatoes are really truly amazing...I go out all and buy them constantly in the summer. This salad really lets their sweet flavors shine!
Simple, quick and healthy - love it!
Looks so delicious and dressing sounds fab, too! What a beautiful, colorful salad and perfect for a hot summer day, like today! Have a Happy 4th!
I love all of the unique colors and flavors of heirlooms- this salad is a lovely way to showcase them. :)
In my humble opinion, anything with tomatoes is worth making! This looks super. Love the use of rice wine vinegar. I rarely use that but it's so nicely flavored.
Mari as always delicious recipes, salad, very refreshing and nice color, hugs and many blessings.
What a beautiful salad! Perfect for these summer days.
I love all the recipes in you blog, great job!
Hello, I'm your newest follower! I'm in love with your blog heading. I was searching for ideas for "one bite" salads for an upcoming salad competition and really want to try fork bites with different salad dressing dipping sauces. Thanks for the inspiration!
Emilie
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The salad and the fact that it travels well has sold me.
So simple, good and nutritous. I love your dressing too. Can't wait for our heirloom tomatoes to ripen. Have a great day tomorrow.
This looks like a really healthy salad!
This is perfect for summer! Especially when the temperature is above 100 degrees.
I love heirloom tomatoes SOOOO much! It makes me so excited for summer. Great salad... and I vote for arugula on the green side.
a perfect summer salad..
That's a very colorful and healthy salad.
Aren't heirloom tomatoes just wonderful? I cannot imagine summer without them! Beautiful recipe, thanks for sharing! Have a great 4th!
Fresh and colourful salad..
Oh I miss tomato salads! It is winter here and I try not to buy tomatoes from the supermarket because they are not in season, but this is so tempting :-)
Have a good week
ciao
Alessandra
One of life's greatest joys is eating homegrown tomatoes - heirloom or otherwise! In winter, the only tomatoes on offer are of poor quality and taste ... so I do without!!
I look forward to trying this recipe - but only when I can get 'real' tomatoes!
Beautiful, nutritious and inviting. Perfect for a hot summer day.
When it comes to good heirloom tomatoes, I love a dish like this that really lets their flavor come through. Hope you're having a wonderful Independence Day, Mary!
When tomatoes are ripe, juicy and tasty, there is nothing better than a salad like yours. I like it, it looks so good!
I love mixing the different color and sizes of tomatoes in salads. I'm waiting and hoping for my tomato harvest to begin. I have black and red cherries and several colors of heirloom tomatoes. Hope I can share a photo of a salad with you but I think it will have to wait until August.
What a colorful salad!Refreshing and delicious!I love the dressing!Greetings from Greece,dear Mary!
Lovely salad, Mary.
Patiently I wait for my heirlooms to ripen. Soon I hope. In the mean time, I'm satisfied at the moment to enjoy your festive presentation.
Thanks for sharing, Mary...
Happy & Safe Independence Day!!!
Can't wait for the heirloom tomatoes! Happy Fourth, Mary!
I love tomato salads, and this looks simple enough. Very nice. This would be great for any BBQ. Thanks for posting :)
Mary, Heirloom tomatoes are among my favorite healthy foods! While I prefer them on A BLT, this salad would definitely do the trick for me... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
This looks delicious! I can't wait to try it out when tomatoes come into season.
The colors are stunning and I'm sure the taste was out of this world! Thanks for sharing :)
My husband will only eat heirloom tomatoes!
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