There’s something about tomatoes and salads, they just seem to go together. That fresh, crunchy, and sweet flavor always seems to make any salad better. In this roundup, tomatoes aren’t always the featured ingredient, but they may be the most important. Here are 15 tomato salads that will both satisfy your taste buds and keep you feeling healthy.
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1. Cucumber Tomato Salad
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Crunchy cucumbers, salty greens, and juicy cherry tomatoes are diced together in this Cucumber Tomato Salad by Kristina Humphreys. Tossed with a generous amount of Creamy Garlic Dressing, each vegetable is covered in a savory and flavorful sauce. Vegetables diced into tiny pieces are much more enjoyable to eat, plus they get completely covered in the dressing and absorb all its amazing flavors.
2. Grilled Peach and Arugala Salad with Grilled Croutons
Source: Grilled Peach and Arugala Salad with Grilled Croutons
This Grilled Peach and Arugala Salad with Grilled Croutons by Simple Green Suppers features two delicious pairings. First, there’s the kicky flavor contrast of sweet summer peaches with brightly acidic vine-ripened tomatoes. Second, there’s the fun textural juxtaposition of juicy tomatoes and crunchy grilled bread.
The tomato-bread mix is a twist on an Italian Panzanella salad, only here it is used a bit more like a garnish. A drizzle of balsamic vinegar, lime, and maple syrup brings together all the flavor points in this colorful mix. If you’ve never grilled peaches before, no worries — it’s much easier than it sounds and quite delicious. You can use nectarines if you like instead.
3. Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad
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The words potato salad don’t seem to generate a lot of excitement, but that being said – this Morrocan Sweet Potato Salad by Taylor Kiser is making our hearts race. The tender chunks of sweet potato are covered in roasted pistachios, chopped cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, a pinch of fresh mint, and then finished with a creamy cashew dressing that has the lemony perfume of Moroccan spices which make this salad truly unique.
4. Ensalada con Patatas Bravas: Spanish Potato Salad
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We know… patatas bravas is normally a fried potato dish. This Ensalada con Patatas Bravas: Spanish Potato Salad by Smith & Daughters by Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse is a spin on the heavy, fried, unhealthy classic version. This recipe is fresher and brighter yet just as satisfying! Go ahead, fry or bake the potatoes and toss the sauce through. Because seriously, who doesn’t love potato salad? And no eggs means you can take this to picnics and have a light, tangy, spicy alternative that won’t go toxic in the sun.
5. Heirloom Tomato Salad
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This Heirloom Tomato Salad by Nita Ragoonanan is the perfect recipe for people who grow their tomatoes (or happen to have a bunch of tomatoes lying around in their kitchen.) It’s so easy, fresh, and tasty–what’s not to love? Just cut the tomatoes; top with basil, balsamic, salt, and pepper; chill; and eat. So simple and so good!
6. Roasted Corn and Avocado Salad
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This Roasted Corn and Avocado Salad by Nita Ragoonanan is so easy to assemble that it can easily be meal prepped. It is also refreshing, filling, and delicious!
7. Tomato Salad with Tahini Dressing
Source: Tomato Salad with Tahini Dressing
Is there anything better than tomatoes with a perfectly flavored dressing? Fresh, sweet, and savory at the same time, this Tomato Salad with Tahini Dressing by Mary Callan is perfect as a side, an appetizer, on its own, or in sandwiches!
8. Creamy Potato Salad
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Who doesn’t love potatoes? This Creamy Potato Salad by Olivia Budgen is simply dreamy – there is no other word for it.
9. Salad Bowl
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A zesty and fresh salad with varying textures and flavors! This Salad Bowl by Judy Moosmueller is sure to hit the spot!
10. Fattoush Salad
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This Fattoush Salad by Simona Malerba is a simple but tasty salad that is very likely to become a staple in your house. It is full of fragrant, fresh, and tasty Middle Eastern ingredients and flavors!
11. Fennel and Brown Rice Salad
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This Fennel and Brown Rice Salad by Tary Fitz-Gerald is so easy to throw together and would be a great idea to use up brown rice from whatever you cooked the night before. The fennel gives a great, strong flavor to the dish, and compliments the surrounding flavors. With so many nutritional benefits, this is a pretty complete dish and one that’ll tick all the boxes.
12. Falafel Salad with Chia Dressing
Source: Falafel Salad with Chia Dressing
This vegan salad dressing recipe is packed with nutrients due to chia seeds being one of the main ingredients. Chia seeds are a great addition to a plant-based diet as they are packed full of nutrients hence why they are often referred to as ‘superfoods’. As for the salad, you can be experimental as you like with the ingredients. Anything you do, this Falafel Salad with Chia Dressing by Andri Neocleous is scrumptious!
13. Caprese Salad with Hearts of Palm
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There are few things in life better than a fresh Caprese salad . . . except for this Caprese Salad with Hearts of Palm by Stacey Isaacs. This simple recipe combines ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, vegan mozzarella, and a simple red wine vinaigrette and then adds in some buttery heats of palm that make this Caprese stand out amongst its peers.
14. Mediterranean Lentil Salad
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This Mediterranean Lentil Salad by Medha Swaminathan is the perfect reset after a weekend of eating things that seemingly all contain massive amounts of vegan cream, cheese, and/or cream cheese. It’s super easy to make, so your food-fatigued body doesn’t have to do much work. Plus, it’s really good for you.
15. Pumpkin Salad with Black Lentils, Kale, and Cherry Tomatoes
Source: Pumpkin Salad with Black Lentils, Kale, and Cherry Tomatoes
This Pumpkin Salad with Black Lentils, Kale, and Cherry Tomatoes by Helene Maj is the perfect main dish for dinner, lunch pack, or just a side dish. Pumpkins give this salad a hearty and seasonal flavor, and lentils always pack plenty of health benefits like protein and fiber. Add some fresh kale to the mix and you have a winner.
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