Tomato and Onion Salad Recipe

A simple salad of tomatoes and red onion is like a forkful of summer flavors. Olive oil and red wine vinegar add just the right amount of tangy flavor to our Tomato And Onion Salad.

Every bite of this tomato and red onion salad is a taste of summer!

Tomato and Onion Salad

Juicy tomatoes and mild red onion tossed in a simple oil and vinegar combination are what dreams are made of!

Tomato and Onion Salad is such an easy salad recipe with so much fresh flavor making it the perfect side dish.

This recipe is about as simple as it gets letting the authentic flavors of the fresh ingredients come through. Life is delicious folks!

Now you can keep it simple or ramp it up if you prefer.

Stir in capers, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, feta cheese, blue cheese or flat leaf parsley.

The choices are endless and you can change it up every time you make this salad!

So when you have an abundance of summer tomatoes, or if you’re heading to your local farmers’ market, it’s time to make a mouthwatering Tomato and Onion Salad!

If you love everything tomato then you must try my easy Tomato Relish recipe too!

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How to make tomato salad recipe

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• Combine tomatoes, onion, olive oil, vinegar, kosher salt and black pepper in a large bowl and toss until evenly coated.
• Serve immediately.

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Tomatoes will let out liquid so be sure to serve this recipe as soon as you toss it together.
• Personally, I love using a serrated utility knife for chopping tomatoes.
• You can prepare this recipe ahead of time. Prepare the ingredients ahead but don’t stir in the olive oil, vinegar, kosher salt and pepper until just before you are ready to serve the salad.
• Extra virgin olive oil will give a delicious flavor to this salad recipe.
• Another name for plum tomatoes is roma tomatoes.
• Add chopped fresh herbs to the tomato salad.
• Stir in capers.
• Add chopped olives.

Substitutions

• Substitute vine-ripened tomatoes for the plum tomatoes
• Chopped heirloom tomatoes can be used in place of the plum tomatoes
• You can substitute grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise or chopped, for some of the plum tomatoes
• Substitute sweet onion, such as vidalia onion, for the red onion

Equipment

• serrated utility knife

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• Cucumber Tomato Salad
• Baked Tomato Casserole
• Pork Chops With Tomato Basil Topping

Ingredients

Ingredients for tomato and onion salad with vinegar:

• plum tomatoes
• red onion
• olive oil
• red wine vinegar
• kosher salt
• pepper