You’ll enjoy this marinated tomato salad, featuring cherry tomatoes in a balsamic/honey sauce, on mixed greens, with pine nuts and Parmesan cheese!
Do you like tomatoes? We sure do, so I want to share this delightful recipe for a Marinated Tomato Salad. Yes…you heard me right. The tomatoes are MARINATED before serving, and they are wonderful!
If you’re looking for a simple way to spruce up an otherwise dull salad, may I suggest trying this recipe? I really think you will enjoy the marinated tomatoes!
Let me show you how easy it is to prepare this simple, but tasty salad.
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How I Got The Recipe For Marinated Tomato Salad
My husband and I were first served this marinated tomato salad when we were guests at a lovely Italian dinner, hosted by our mutual friend Gregg.
The cherry tomatoes are marinated in a wonderful blend of balsamic vinegar and honey, along with other ingredients, which give the tomatoes a fantastic flavor.
This marinade is also used as the dressing over chilled, fresh greens. It was so delicious, and the rest is history.
Marinated tomato salad is not only delicious, but is really easy to prepare! It LOOKS like a “normal” green salad, but the marinated tomatoes really make this salad taste very different from “normal” salads.
I asked our friend Gregg for the recipe he used, and he was kind enough to send it to me. I’ve only made a couple very slight changes to his original recipe.
What Kind Of Tomatoes?
You can use a basket of red cherry tomatoes or a colorful mix of cherry tomatoes. I’ve used both, with great results. It all comes down to what you prefer on your mixed green salads.
Slice each of the tomatoes in half lengthwise, to prepare them for marinating.
Prepare The Marinade
Combine balsamic vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and basil in a small dish. Whisk or stir very well until combined. This is the marinade for the tomatoes.
Place the halved cherry tomatoes in a container (that has a tight-fitting lid). Pour the marinade over the tomatoes and stir to coat the tomatoes with the marinade.
The marinade is so easy to prepare, and it doubles as a wonderful dressing to the chilled salad when serving!
Let those beautiful tomatoes sit in the marinade in the refrigerator for several hours to soak up all the flavor! The longer time they marinade, the better for taste!
I hope you will give this refreshing and delicious marinated tomato salad a try because I am pretty sure you will love it!
Thanks for stopping by, and I invite you to come back soon for more family friendly recipes. Take care, may God bless you, and have a GREAT day!
Looking For More SALAD Recipes?
You can find ALL my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have a wonderful variety of delicious salad recipes to choose from, including:
- Asian Cucumber Salad
- Southwestern Rice Salad
- Quick ‘n Easy Chef’s Salad
- Potato Salad
- Bacon Lover’s Spinach Salad
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Recipe adapted from: Gregory Beagle
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- 1 basket cherry tomatoes , halved
- 4 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 Tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 pinch dried basil
- 3 cups Chilled , fresh mixed salad greens
- 2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese , grated (enough to sprinkle on top of salad)
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (or sunflower seeds)
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, horizontally.
- In a covered medium sized container, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and basil.
- Add the halved tomatoes to the marinade mixture. Stir gently to combine. Cover and place container in refrigerator for at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally to completely coat the tomatoes with the marinade.
- When ready to serve, arrange fresh, chilled salad greens on serving plate. Spoon the tomatoes over the top of the greens. Spoon some of the marinade over each salad. Top with pine nuts (or sunflower seeds), followed by fresh grated Parmesan cheese
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