Pesto Tomato Salad is an easy 4 ingredient recipe that will be the star on your table. Garden fresh tomatoes and red onion are tossed in a homemade pesto transforming juicy tomatoes into a recipe bursting with fresh flavor and summertime goodness.
The fresh produce that abounds during this season inspires me to create my easy real food recipes that are not only delicious but also oh so beautiful. Pesto Tomato Salad is no exception.
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Tomato Salad
Just when I think that I have had enough of summer with it's intense heat and humidity, the thought of bushels of tomatoes comes to mind and I once again remember what I love so much about summer, besides the jersey shore, of course!
Garden fresh tomatoes and red onion are tossed in a homemade pesto transforming juicy tomatoes into a healthy tomato salad recipe that's bursting with fresh flavor and summertime goodness.
Combining pesto and tomatoes to make an Italian tomato salad, folks, it doesn't get much better, or more real food, than this.
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How to make tomato salad
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- Arrange sliced vine-ripened tomatoes on the serving dish.
- In a mixing bowl combine grape tomatoes, pesto and red onion and toss until evenly coated.
- Arrange tomato mixture over sliced tomatoes.
Recipe Tips
- You can prepare the ingredients ahead and toss with pesto just before serving.
Substitutions
- I used my homemade pesto recipe but you can easily make this recipe with store-bought pesto. I especially love the refrigerated pesto they sell at the grocery store.
- Sweet onion, white onion or yellow onion can replace the red onion.
- Make this recipe with whatever tomatoes you have on hand!
Ingredients
Tomato pesto salad ingredients:
- heirloom tomatoes
- grape tomatoes
- red onion
- pesto
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Pesto Tomato Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
- 1 cup heirloom grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 3 Tablespoons homemade pesto or store bought pesto
- 2 Tablespoons thinly sliced red onion
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Instructions
- Arrange sliced vine-ripened tomatoes on serving dish.
- In bowl combine grape tomatoes, pesto and red onion and toss until evenly coated.
- Arrange tomato mixture over sliced tomatoes.
Delicious!!!!!!!!