This Strawberry Tomato Salad is a quick, light, and refreshing warm-weather recipe. It is the perfect vegan & gluten-free appetizer or side dish.
You might be thinking strawberries and tomatoes do not go together. It is definitely not your normal combo but the flavors in this salad are so vibrant and fresh that you will wonder why you've never tried this before.
The key to this salad is ensuring the strawberries are perfectly sweet because it will be a great compliment to the acidic tomatoes. If you love this salad you will also enjoy my Chicken and Strawberry Salad and my Italian Tomato Salad.
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Why You'll Love this Recipe
- Quick and easy to make. This salad comes together in just about 10 minutes, what more could you ask for?!
- Healthy. Strawberries are packed with vitamin C and tomatoes are full of antioxidants.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cherry or grape tomatoes- either version will work in this recipe, just make sure they are nice and fresh.
- Strawberries- do your best to buy ripe strawberries for this recipe. You want them to be perfectly sweet.
- Shallot- you can substitute red onion here but the taste of shallots is much milder and doesn't overpower the other flavors of the salad.
The full ingredient list and quantities are listed in the recipe card below.
Instructions
Step 1: Begin by prepping the ingredients: dice the strawberries, slice the tomatoes and chop the shallot.
Step 2: Add everything to a large bowl and mix together with a spoon.
Recipe FAQs
You will want to choose strawberries that are fragrant and bright red. Avoid those that look mushy or moldy. For the tomatoes, look for ones that are firm and have a sweet aroma.
While this salad is great as is, you may want to add a few additional ingredients. Some great options are fresh mint or basil, avocado slices, mozzarella cheese or even some nuts.
I recommend preparing the salad just before serving to keep the strawberries and tomatoes nice and crisp. However, you can prep everything in advance to save yourself time and just add everything to a bowl right before you dig in.
Top Tips
- Use fresh, vine-ripened cherry or grape tomatoes. Make sure they are nice and crisp.
- Look for vibrant-red strawberries to ensure they are fresh and super sweet.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days for the freshest salad.
- Keep the salad chilled until you are ready to serve it.
- Toss the salad gently to avoid crushing the tomatoes and strawberries.
Serving
This salad comes together in 5-10 minutes making it perfect to serve as an appetizer or snack at a Summer cookout.
This dish pairs perfectly with my Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Thighs or Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken. Then add some Lemon Herb couscous and you've got yourself the perfect easy dinner!
You can make this salad more of a meal by adding it on top of mixed greens or spinach. Ideas for additional toppings: grilled chicken, lentils, feta cheese, and walnuts. This salad goes with so many things and it is so easy to customize and serve how you want!
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🍳Recipe
Strawberry Tomato Salad
Equipment
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1 pound strawberries, diced into quarters
- 1 shallot, diced
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a medium-sized bowl. Mix ingredients together using a large spoon, being gentle not to squish the strawberries or tomatoes.
- Serve the salad on its own or as a side dish. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use fresh, vine-ripened cherry or grape tomatoes. Make sure they are nice and crisp.
- Look for vibrant-red strawberries to ensure they are fresh and super sweet.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days for the freshest salad.
- Keep the salad chilled until you are ready to serve it.
- Toss the salad gently to avoid crushing the tomatoes and strawberries.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Sasha Brown says
OMG this is an amazing dish! Such an odd pairing but it’s delicious.
Sarah Holt says
so happy you enjoyed it!
Trish says
I would never think to put tomatoes and strawberries together, but this was amazing! Such a nice light side dish for summer.
Sarah Holt says
One of my go-to Summer salads, can't wait to make again this Summer. Thanks Trish!