Juicy-sweet cherry tomatoes and 3 different kinds of herbs go deliciously together in this light, tasty summer salad. A quick buttermilk ranch dressing on top adds the perfect finishing touch!
I have another veggie (fruit?) to add to my list of garden overload. Cherry tomatoes.
My offer still stands for those who need a few extra veggies. I’m currently in use-everything-up-and-use-it-up-FAST mode.
My kitchen counters have become Sarah’s Farmers Market. And it’s open 24/7—NOT just the weekends.
You guys should totally come over and hang out. ‘Heck, not only will I give you free veggies, but I’ll feed ‘ya my summer favs too!
More than likely I will break out a salad. There’s a 99.9% chance. 🙂
Salads have been a main food group around here the past few weeks. ZERO complaints from this gal! You all should know by now that I’m a total salad-freak. 😉
As of lately I’m a cherry tomato-freak too. Somehow those sneaky little tomatoes find their way into most my daily meals. For breakfast, they sometimes end up in an omelette. I couldn’t even imagine my lunch without cherry tomatoes and cottage cheese. And oh, the things that they get thrown into at dinner time. 😀
I think my family is starting to get annoyed with my cherry tomato craze. Maybe it was those cherry tomato brownies that threw them off…
KIDDING. I would never go that far. Promise.
HOWEVER. This salad? Everyone went nuts-o over it, EXCEPT Rachel, who has sworn off tomatoes because they’re “yucky.”
But the funniest part is that she always mixes up tomatoes with potatoes.
Rachel: “Sarah, I don’t like that salad because it has POTATOES in it and potatoes are yucky.”
Me: “TOM-atoes, Rachel.”
Rachel: I know! Potatoes! They’re yucky!
Sigh. Whatever you say, Rach.
I don’t know how anyone could resist a salad as fresh and gorgeous as this. Cherry tomatoes are pretty much the best thing ever amiright? Toss ’em with some fresh herbs…..
Dress ’em with some Ranch….
And you’ve got your newest lover right in front of your face. Or IN your face in my case. 😀
*Cue faceplanting*
Your lunchtime NEEDS this salad. You know it does. 😉
Herbed Cherry Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- SALAD:
- 6 cups halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley minced
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro minced
- 1/3 cup fresh basil minced
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- DRESSING:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the salad: In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare the dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times until smooth.
- Drizzle dressing over individual servings of salad and serve.
Notes
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Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Cherry tomatoes are my weakness! I could just pop ’em into my mouth like I do popcorn, they’re just so good! And this salad looks absolutely amazing, Sarah! Like it’s calling my name! I love all of the herbs and spices you used to flavor this. And that ranch dressing looks so tasty!
Sarah says
Oh, cherry tomatoes are SO poppable. I eat ’em like candy. 😉 Thanks so much, Gayle!
Karen @ Lushious Eats says
You’re damn right my lunch needs this salad. I need that ranch dressing! omg! Looks AH-Mazing! I’m dying for fresh tomatoes, the weather here blows and my tomatoes are still pretty small….dun…dun…dunnnnnn. What time can I come over? 😉
Sarah says
Awww…too bad about your tomatoes, Karen! I will totally give you ALL of mine. 😉
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
This salad looks amazing! So delicious, packed full of flavour with all those herbs!
Sarah says
Thanks, Jess! It’s definitely one of my new fav lunch salads that’s for sure! 😉
[email protected] says
I just love cherry tomatoes! I’m so jealous that you have your own home grown tomatoes! That buttermilk ranch sounds perfect with them. Except I might just want to drink the ranch. It’s one of my weaknesses!
Sarah says
Hahaha! I TOTALLY get wanting to drink ranch dressing—one of my biggest weaknesses too! 😉
Annie @Maebells says
This is just lovely! I can’t get enough tomatoes right now! And the dressing sounds fantastic!
Sarah says
Thanks, Annie! 🙂
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
Haha, you sis is funny. Sounds like my daughter, she’ll say whatever those things are I don’t like them. If she just taste them she’d like them. Crazy kid. Your salad looks delicious I have so many tomatoes I am eating them by the handful.
Sarah says
Hahaha! Kids..they’re just waaaay to picky for their own good. And I eat tomatoes by the handful too–kinda like candy. LOL. Thanks, Cindy!
Danielle says
Those cherry tomatoes look so juicy and delicious! I’m beginning to think I need to plant a garden next year. Love the dressing for this recipe, talk about delicious!
Sarah says
Thanks, Danielle! And oh, girl you SO need a garden next year! It’s a bit of work, but I promise you won’t regret it! 🙂
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
You are 100% right: my lunchtime needs that salad! That is a lot of cherry tomatoes! I’m totally jealous. If you live near Atlanta, I’ll be by tomorrow. mmkay?
Sarah says
I’ll have a few boxfuls of tomatoes ready for you to pick up, Lindsey! 😀
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
Do you really live near Atlanta?!
Sarah says
Haha! I wish. I’m all the way up in freezing Wisconsin. If I did live closer I would totally be sharing all my tomatoes with you!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
{heart sinks} Oh. That’s far away. And really cold….how do you do it!?
Monet says
I so wish I could take some of those tomatoes off your hands! This salad looks delicious and I love the dressing!
Sarah says
I would totally give you some of my tomatoes, Monet! What time will you be over to pick them up? Oh, and you might need a truck to carry them all. LOL. 😀
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Wow, this is one gorgeous salad girl! Love cherry tomatoes, they’re so good right now and they sound even better in this salad! Oh my and that buttermilk ranch dressing sounds amazing!
Sarah says
Thank you, Kelly! And right?! Cherry tomatoes are the best thing EVER. 😀
Allison says
I’m seriously in love with those teardrop-shaped yellow tomatoes. I adore cute food! I know what you mean about the kitchen counter being a farmer’s market! It can actually get a bit overwhelming to use it all before it goes “off.” I’m eating tomatoes left right and centre… but no complaints here. Definitely trying this. I LOVE Tomatoes and creamy dressing together. The tang of the buttermilk with the sweet tomatoes. SWOON. You go girl! Another stellar recipe, Sarah! PS. Your photos are so inviting! Really have been admiring them lately 🙂
Sarah says
We actually planted 3 different kinds of cherry tomatoes this year, but the yellow ones are my fav! Probably because of the cuteness factor, like you said. 😉 And oh my gosh, Allison you are SO sweet! Thanks so much for the kind compliments, girlfriend! Right backatcha! 😀
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
Beautiful salad! We always have so many cherry tomatoes – this is a great way to eat them!
Sarah says
Thanks, Kelly! This salad is by far my favorite way to use up cherry tomatoes! 🙂
Isadora says
I would be happy to face plant into this salad anyday!! I’ll send you my address because I could really use some fresh cherry tomatoes, haha! I have a few on my plant, but they don’t look nearly as good as these ones. It is so hot here that I think mine are roasting while they are still on the plant! Seriously, this is so my kind of salad and I could go for a big bowl of it right now! As someone who is pretty obsessed with ranch, I’m also loving this dressing! Yum, yum, yum!! And beautiful photos too! 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks so much, Izzy! I will totally send you ALL of my tomatoes—it sounds like you NEED them in your life. 😀
Jodee Weiland says
This looks so good…what a great idea! I love the herbs and the dressing…thanks for sharing!
Sarah says
Thanks, Jodee! 😉
Bri | Bites of Bri says
This salad looks outrageous and perfect for all my tomatoes too! My garden is seriously exploding with cherry tomatoes! I actually blanched some and froze them in whole form for this winter sometime!
Sarah says
Thanks, Bri! and oh, gosh it sounds like BOTH of our gardens are going nutso with the cherry tomatoes—they’re so dang good though, you won’t find me complaining! 😉