Name: Simple Tomato and onion salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: South african
Ingredients: 3 Ripe red tomato’s (sliced; 1 red onion; Parsley garnish; 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar ( start with one); Salt and Pepper to taste; garlic powder to taste; dried basil leaves (or fresh parsley chopped, whatever is on hand); Some white sugar may be added. (1 tsp)

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Simple Tomato and Onion Salad recipe with spiced balsamic dressing. Easy side dish idea for a braai, barbecue, healthy South African recipe.

Simple Tomato and onion salad

A very easy salad to make, with tomatoes and onions and a delicious balsamic vinegared spiced dressing. A cold and quick side dish for main meals. This is a versatile salad as you may add them onto sandwiches if the dish has not been totally eaten. They also make a great side dish for a curry dish as they would cool your taste buds. The best sandwich is the tomato and onion and a piece of lettuce. Yummy.

Is tomato and onion salad good for you?

Onions, too, are full of antioxidants. So enjoy it knowing that not only is this Tomato and Onion Salad flavorful and easy to make, it’s also really good for you.

Is it good to eat raw onion in salad?

According to Coutinho, onions contain quercetin that can help in boosting immunity. Quercetin is known to reduce inflammation, ease allergy symptoms, control blood pressure and can offer many other health benefits.

Why should you not keep onions in the fridge?

Storing whole onions in the fridge exposes them to cold, humid conditions. Since they absorb moisture very easily, they may become mushy and spoil faster.

How do you keep salad with tomatoes fresh?

This salad may be kept in the fridge chilled for 1-2 days covered with cling wrap. Tomato will not keep well longer. Its best to make this salad fresh.

How do you keep tomatoes from making salad soggy?

The Trick: Deseed your tomatoes by removing the core with a knife, cutting them in half and then scooping the seeds out with a spoon. Now you’re ready to chop away. Bye, soggy salads.

Ingredients

ripe tomato
red onion
parsley

Get the ingredients for the vinegar dressing in the recipe attached. The amounts are also there for you.

How To

Obtain a few lovely red ripe organic tomatoes out of your veggie garden.

Wash and slice into a salad bowl.

Use white or red onions and peel the skin and slice those as well. Adding to the tomatoes.

If you prefer a strong onion then use the white ones, but the red are sweeter and do not burn your eyes. Also adds some color.

Scatter the tomato and onion nicely over the salad dish and sprinkle some chopped parsley over the top. For garnish.

For a fresh tomato and onion salad this recipe is great. If you want to keep the salad longer than a day, then deseed the tomato and cut the flesh up for the salad and then it will not make the salad soggy, keeps well.

For ingredients to mix and pour over the tomatoes and onions see the recipe attached

Below is the balsamic vinegar and olive oil jars. They are spiced with herbs.

Mix all well and pour over the tomato and onions and leave stand for a while in fridge, covered.

More ideas to use tomato and onion for are to fill a sandwich or a salad roll with.

Make a sandwich with left over tomato and onion as a filling.

Simple Tomato and Onion Salad recipe with spiced balsamic dressing. Easy side dish idea for a braai, barbecue, healthy South African recipe. The left over make a delicious sandwich filling.

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