Summer is a time of fresh vegetables whether you grow them yourself in the garden or buy them at the farmer’s market. One of my favorite veggies is tomatoes. I buy grape or cherry tomatoes all year long. In the summer I sometimes find heirloom tomatoes at the farmer’s market. Today’s simple recipe is a tomato marinade. Fresh tomatoes with olive oil, fresh herbs, pepper, a tablespoon of honey, and vinegar. I suggest red wine or balsamic vinegar but if you love apple cider vinegar like me, it’s good too. You can make it with 5 large tomatoes or 35 oz. in cherry tomatoes. I like using multicolored tomatoes too as it looks so appealing. For vegan-friendly, drop the honey and use maple syrup, agave, or brown sugar.
This dish is a perfect appetizer or side dish. I’ve also found it’s a great start for enhancing so many other summer dishes. Add the marinated tomatoes to 3 cups of cooked rice or quinoa. I suggest quinoa cooked in homemade chicken stock or vegetable stock tossed with marinated tomatoes. How about served on bruschetta? Add cucumber, mozzarella, or whatever your heart desires. It would make a quick large salad tossed with a bag of mixed salad greens. Add marinated tomatoes to a hamburger or sandwich. Top baked or grilled fish or chicken. It’s perfect for topping avocado toast too. The uses are really endless.
Easy Marinated Tomatoes
Use organic when available. Serves 5
Easy Marinated Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh basil or dill chopped
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 2 crushed clove garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- 3/4 tsp dried thyme
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- 3 whole scallions sliced
- 5 large whole tomatoes cut Into wedges or approx. 35 oz of halved cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Whisk together all the ingredients except the tomatoes
- Add the tomatoes and toss to coat
- Cover and marinate at room temperature for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally
- Serve with lots of bread for dipping
- Leftovers can be refrigerated but let them warm to room temperature to serve
Enjoy!
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These look delicious, Carol. I do something similar with balsamic vinegar but I have never tried adding honey or thyme. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
…for me, this is a new way to enjoy tomatoes.
A perfect summer dish!
This looks delicious — a fun and healthy way to add a new appetizer to the menu!
We’re just starting to get tomatoes from the garden. and this recipe sounds delicious – especially in a sandwich with mozzarella 🙂
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Oh yum! These look so good. And what an easy side dish for summer. Thanks for sharing at #aclwcc.
Tomato and basil- Perfect summer combo to eat everyday.
Marinated toI might try growing cherry tomatoes next summer and this will be a good way to prepare them when they all ripen at the same time.
Simple but very fresh and tasty!
Those tomatoes of yours look gorgeous Carol. So red and juicy. And of course, tomatoes are so healthy, more so when cooked, Half them with a splash or two of olive oil, oregano and salt, the latter the magic ingredient. Bake in the oven until squidgy – wow!
I love your use of the word squidgy – sounds so British to me!
This is a perfect recipe for this time of year, everyone I know (including me) is growing them. I can imagine eating them with fresh bread. Yum, yum.
These sound lovely, will have to remember this for when my tomato plants start bearing fruit! #MMBC
This looks absolutely delicious! Like you, tomatoes are a favorite vegetable. I eat raw cherry or grape tomatoes as a snack all the time…but this recipe looks like it’d be even better.
Thanks for dropping by Laurie – it’s a pleasure to meet you. Don’t you love making new friends who blog? This dish is so simple and quick and yes it is tasty.
These look great! We have been growing tomatoes in the garden and will have to try this out! (stopping by from the senior pit stop Linky Party)
Thank you so much for sharing on the Senior Salon Pit Stop! I’ll be featuring your recipe on Monday’s #SSPS. Congrats!
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Thank you for the feature – I am happy to visit you tomorrow.
Yum – this sounds delish!
This sounds so refreshing and yummy.
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I can’t wait for my tomatoes to get ripe – this is beautiful!
I’d be honored if you shared this at our What’s for Dinner party! Hope your day is great!
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thanks for the invitation – have a great day
You too – and I’m excited to see you at the party!! Hope we see you every week!
I’ll try to be there.