Marinated Tomatoes For Your Salad Or As A Side Dish Recipes

MARINATED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Prep your red onions, sliced tomatoes, and fresh basil.
• In a bowl, add tomatoes, onions and basil. Set aside.
• In a new small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Pour oil mixture over tomatoes and mix well.
• Let tomatoes and onions marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature.
• If you choose to refrigerate, please note that olive oil is a fat and solidifies to an extent after long periods in colder temperatures. Make sure you bring salad to room temperature for 30 minutes and then stir to liquefy olive oil in salad prior to serving. This is with all olive oils.

MARINATED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces or 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Arrange the tomatoes on a serving platter.
• To make the marinade, whisk the garlic, parsley, mint, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl.
• Pour the marinade over the tomatoes, spreading it evenly. Allow it to marinate for 1-2 hours.

MARINATED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Recipe starts with the freshest juiciest tomatoes. Tomatoes from the farmer's market or your garden is best. You can use any ripe tomato cherry tomato, beefsteak tomato, heirloom tomato or the most common roma tomatoes.
• Cherry tomatoes can be cut into halves or quarters. Heirloom or beefsteak tomatoes can be sliced into 1/3 inch thick slices. I use Italian tomatoes in the recipe.
• Arrange sliced tomatoes on a large plate.
• To make the marinade mix together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, fine diced onion, minced garlic, finely chopped basil and parsley, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk it thoroughly.
• Pour the marinade over sliced tomatoes.
• Spread the marinade evenly.
• Cover and marinate tomatoes at least for 2 hours before serving, toss (flip tomatoes) it occasionally. Tomatoes can be marinated for up to 2 days refrigerated. Longer tomato rest in the refrigerator, softer it will get. Best to consume this salad within 8 hours.
• Serve with your favorite meal.
• All the marinade leftover from the tomatoes can be re-used in soups or stews or can also be drizzled over salad as dressing.

MARINATED TOMATOES FOR YOUR SALAD (OR AS A SIDE DISH!)

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes into 1/2 inch thick slices, and arrange in a large shallow dish.
• Comine oil and remaining 7 ingredients in a jar. Cover tightly and shake vigorously. Pour over tomato slices.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

MARINATED TOMATO SALAD WITH BASIL & MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Dice tomatoes until you have enough for 6 cups (the amount of tomatoes used will vary depending on the variety of tomato used). You can dice the tomatoes as large or small as you like.
• Place the diced tomatoes in a large serving bowl.

ITALIAN TOMATO SALAD (MARINATED TOMATO SALAD)

Steps:

• Slice the tomatoes into slices about 1/3 of an inch thick and arrange on a platter with a rim in a single layer.
• Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, minced red onion, diced basil and parsley, crushed garlic and sea salt to make the marinade.
• Pour the marinade evenly over the tomatoes ensuring that they are all covered in marinade and that the herbs and onion are spread out across the top of the tomatoes.
• Place the platter in the fridge and let sit for at least an hour so that the tomatoes can absorb the marinade.
• Garnish with fresh ground pepper when ready to serve.

MARINATED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tomatoes, in mixing bowl and whisk till combined.
• Place tomatoes in zip top bag.
• Pour mixture over tomatoes.
• Seal and refrigerate for 6 hours.
• Lay lettuce on serving platter.
• Drain tomatoes and reserve marinade.
• Place tomatoes on lettuce and serve marinade on the side for dipping.

MARINATED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes into 1/2-inch thick slices and arrange in a single layer in a large, shallow dish. Measure the oil, vinegar, onion, garlic, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously to combine and evenly pour over the tomatoes in the dish. Cover and marinate for 2 to 3 hours on the counter, or 12 to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Bring chilled tomatoes to room temperature before serving. Transfer tomatoes to serving dishes, spoon juices over the tops, and garnish with additional chopped fresh herbs, if desired.