Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe
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Cherry Tomato Salad

By: Keren 
"This recipe was passed on by a friend and has been passed on to many more friends. It is a colorful and delicious salad served in a self made vinaigrette. Always an excellent choice when entertaining for dinner."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (146)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 40 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup pitted and sliced green olives
  • 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained and sliced
  • 2 green onions, minced
  • 3 ounces pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a big bowl, combine cherry tomatoes, green olives, back olives, and spring onion.
  2. In a dry skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat until golden brown, turning frequently. Stir into tomato mixture.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, and oregano. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over salad, and gently stir to coat. Chill for 1 hour.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 341 | Total Fat: 32.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2006 by apedawn   view full review
nice change for a salad. after reading the reviews about it being too oily, here are my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by GZJ123   view full review
This is a delicious recipe, assuming you actually like all of the ingredients to start with. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2005 by Missdvs   view full review
Delicious! Everyone that tried this has loved it. I used grape tomatoes and ¾ cup of green...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by LISA152   view full review
I thought the flavors in this were delicious! Such an odd assortment of things to put...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2007 by JULYOWLS   view full review
Over the past couple of years I have made this recipe many times and it has become a family...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2005 by Elle   view full review
WOW! I will def. make it again. I needed to make it ahead of time so I prepared all the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2003 by Amy G   view full review
Excellent. I used baslamic vinegar instead of red wine. Have made 4 times now. They love it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2004 by JDVMD   view full review
Scored again! This salad is great. I had my worries because of the ingredients but I was wrong...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by MAMAPAJAMA   view full review
I was a little worried when I served this at a dinner party for several people who are...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2003 by ELI7   view full review
Too much onion, too much oil but other than that it's really tasty! Olives and pine nuts play...

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