Summer Tomato Salad Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Aug 07, 2005

What a wonderful recipe. As I was making it, I thought that perhaps it might need a little olive oil for juice; but after it sat in the refrigerator, the tomatoes made their own juice. My family just loved it. Thanks!

—STEELMAGNOLIA73

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Nov 30, 2010

The trick to this recipe is to use extremely ripe tomatoes. Save the juice when slicing the tomatoes and add the pepper, red pepper and salt to taste as this will become the marinade, otherwise the salad is just to dry to stand on it's own. As written this recipe is completely overwhelmed by the basil, onions and cilantro. Herbs would be much better reduced by half so the flavor of the tomatoes is not "lost". With changes, good use of summer produce.... Ummm!

—Crystal S

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Aug 29, 2007

Loved it! I also added lime juice and cucumbers which I thought complemented the recipe very well.

—Jessica

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Jun 06, 2007

I never would have thought that it would be possible for a salad to have this much flavor without a heavy dressing! Ok, so I have not been able to find the yellow tomatoes but that's no problem. Just add extra red. I find that I'm still slightly nervous about the garlic getting distributed evenly so I still juice a few of the tomatoes into a little bowl and stir the garlic into that. Then pour over all. What a pleasure to find a wonderful, wonderful salad that the whole family loves and have it be fat free too! I've had this recipe for about 2 weeks and we've already had it 4 times. Thank you so much for sharing this!

—Sonni

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Mar 30, 2008

I added chopped fresh spinach. Easy, delicious and healthy recipe.

—Stacy W

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Aug 18, 2006

An excellent fresh, quick, extremely tasty salad. The only change I made was to sub dried cilantro.

—LIZCANCOOK

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Jun 05, 2009

Wow, I guess I have to disagree with most of the reviews on here. It does need a dressing. It's very "earthy" (as my husband) said without some kind of "sauce". I added some balsamic vinegar and was able to eat it then, but on it's own it's just too dry.

—PULLEYHEATHER

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Jun 02, 2006

This salad was very good! A bit salsa-ish, but an excellent use of excess garden bounty for sure. Thanks!

—APPLEBYE

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Nutrition

Calories
24 kcal
1%

Carbohydrates
5.3 g
2%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
0.4 g
< 1%

Fiber
1.4 g
5%

Protein
1.1 g
2%

Sodium
75 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Summer Tomato Salad

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 24
Calories from Fat: 3

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.4g < 1 %
Saturated Fat 0.1g < 1 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 75mg 3 %
Potassium 252mg 7 %
Total Carbohydrates 5.3g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5 %
Protein 1.1g 2 %
** Sugars 0.1g
** Vitamin A 12 %
Vitamin C 35 %
Calcium 2 %
Iron 7 %
** Thiamin < 1 %
** Niacin 4 %
Vitamin B6 6 %
Magnesium 5 %
Folate 11 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.