Easy Rainbow Tomato Salad with Dijon
Rainbow tomato salad uses FRESH tomatoes and is a special summer treat you’ll make again and again!. This tomato salad recipe is VERY simple and delicious. The dijon mustard combines with red wine vinegar to balance the natural sweetness from the tomatoes with a tart kick.
I like to serve this easy rainbow tomato salad as a side to veggie burgers on the grill. But, I’ve also been known to make it with a homemade frittata (kid’s fave meal). If you have extras, you can store tomato salad in the refrigerator for a healthy, light lunch the next day.
Tomatoes are a prebiotic ingredient for your gut health. What does this mean? They help healthy bacteria grow in your guts, making your gut stronger and you healthier (Collins, 2020).
GUT HEALTHY MICRO SUPERSTARS FEATURED IN THIS RECIPE
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So, How Much Effort is This Going to Take?
- First, add the red wine vinegar, olive oil, and dijon mustard to a bowl.
- Second, cut the tomatoes.
- Third, add the tomatoes to the bowl. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and enjoy!
Easy Rainbow Tomato salad in less than 7 minutes prep!
Gut Healthy Ingredients in Easy Rainbow Tomato Salad
While I always have diced tomatoes on hand, fresh tomatoes are a summer treat that I look forward to each year. Tomatoes support your overall health contributing to your microbiota with Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, and antioxidants!
Tomatoes are a super food benefitting our microbiome
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Tomatoes May Protect Against Cancer and Heart Disease
Though they have been blamed for causing inflammation in the past, in fact, they provide protective lycopene nutrients reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease (Bulsiewicz, 2020). As a prebiotic, tomatoes–both raw and cooked–support healthy bacteria to grow in your gut (Collins, 2020). Some of the healthy micro superstars they help promote include Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium bifidum (Hyperbiotics). These bacteria along with other antioxidants holistically support your microbiome. If you’re interested in learning more about how Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium bifidum support a healthy gut, check out the links for more in my posts. Or, you can visit the gut health page to read more on healthy foods and your gut.
While both raw and cooked tomatoes contain lycopene, cooking tomatoes better preserves the lycopene nutrients as they digest in our bodies providing us with more antioxidant absorption (Hyperbiotics). And, more antioxidants fuels L. reuteri bacteria a huge contributor to a healthy microbiome! Win-Win.
Pro Tip
Use a serrated knife to cut tomatoes. This will allow you to easily cut through them without pressing too hard and bruising the tomato or squirting juice all over yourself. Before learning this trick, I definitely was in the wardrobe change camp about 50% of the time I cut tomatoes.
For this salad, slice lengthwise when you cut the tomatoes. This will leave a clean cut and again, juice will not squirt all over the place.
Take 7 Minutes and Make Easy Rainbow Tomato Salad You and Your Gut Will Enjoy
This salad is quick, easy, and requires one bowl. It’s a fantastic light and fresh summer dish to throw into your rotation on a summer Sunday afternoon. Give it a try and post comments below!
Rainbow Tomato Salad with Dijon
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl
Ingredients
- 2 10 oz cartons cherry tomatoes I prefer wild wonders organic tomatoes
- 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- Mediterranean sea salt to taste
- ground pepper to taste
Instructions
Add the Wet Ingredients
- Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dijon mustard together first into the serving dish. Stir with a fork.4 tbsp olive oil , 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
Add the Tomatoes
- Using a serrated knife, halve the cherry tomatoes lengthwise (so they don’t squirt when you cut them).2 10 oz cartons cherry tomatoes
- Add tomatoes to the bowl.
- Stir gently folding into the dressing.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.Mediterranean sea salt , ground pepper
Serve
- Serve at room temperature. Enjoy!
This was so yummy!!! I love the Dijon and vinegar zip!
I’m so glad you loved it!! -Kait