You will love this quick and easy cherry tomato salad with green and black olives. Tossed with a simple olive oil dressing, crunchy nuts and green onions, it tastes so fresh and juicy! Serve as a side salad, or add shredded chicken and beans for a full meal.
Salad with Olives and Tomatoes Recipe
I ate this cherry tomato salad for lunch everyday last week because I couldn’t get enough of it! Cherry tomatoes and olives (green and black!) are tossed in a simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing, with added crunch thanks to chopped green onions and nuts. If you like cherry tomatoes and olives, you will absolutely love this salad!
I recommend chilling the salad in the refrigerator for at least an hour, up to overnight if you want to make it in advance to marinate the ingredients for full flavor.
Looking for more cherry tomato recipes? Try my Baked Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes , Cherry Tomato and Chickpea Salad , Pickled Cherry Tomatoes , Cucumber and Tomato Salad and Instant Pot Cherry Tomato Chicken Tacos .
Cherry Tomato Salad Ingredients
- Cherry tomatoes , you can also use grape tomatoes if you want. You could even use chopped up fresh roma tomatoes from your garden.
- Olives , I recommend using black and green olives, but if you only have one kind that’s ok too.
- Green onions add a nice crunch.
- Nuts , you really use any type of nuts you have. I usually use cashews, walnuts or pistachios. Just make sure to chop them up first.
- Dressing : olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, dried oregano and salt and pepper.
Can I turn this tomato salad into a full meal?
Absolutely, you can serve this tomato salad as a full dinner by adding shredded chicken, black beans and corn. To make it even heartier, add couscous or rice into the bowl too! Sprinkle feta or mozzarella cheese on top and serve.
How to Make Cherry Tomatoes and Olives Salad
In a large mixing bowl make the dressing by mixing together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, oregano and salt and pepper.
Add cherry tomatoes, olives, onions and chopped nuts into the bowl, tossing the ingredients.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or lid and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
Remove from fridge, give it a few tosses and enjoy this yummy cherry tomato olive salad!
Storing leftovers
Store leftover salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Ingredients
- ▢ 1/4 cup olive oil
- ▢ 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ▢ 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ▢ salt and pepper to taste
- ▢ 40-50 cherry tomatoes halved
- ▢ 1 cup green olives pitted and sliced
- ▢ (1) 6 ounce can black olives drained and sliced
- ▢ 2 green onions finely chopped
- ▢ ½ cup nuts cashews or walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar and oregano. Add a sprinkle of salt and pepper and whisk again.
- Add cherry tomatoes, green olives, black olives, onions and chopped nuts to the bowl, tossing to fully coat all the ingredients.
- Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving. Enjoy!
Fresh Cherry Tomato Salad with Olives
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 40-50 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cup green olives pitted and sliced
- (1) 6 ounce can black olives drained and sliced
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- ½ cup nuts cashews or walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar and oregano. Add a sprinkle of salt and pepper and whisk again.
- Add cherry tomatoes, green olives, black olives, onions and chopped nuts to the bowl, tossing to fully coat all the ingredients.
- Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving. Enjoy!
Recipe Created by Pamela Reed for brooklynfarmgirl.com
