• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Kitchen and Other Stories
  • Breakfast Recipes
  • Main Course Recipes
  • Soup Recipes
  • Healthy Salad Recipes
  • Side Dishes & Snacks
  • Dessert & Drink Recipes
  • Kitchen Skills & Hacks
  • Foraging & Sustainable Living
  • About
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Breakfast Recipes
  • Main Course Recipes
  • Side Dishes & Snacks
  • Dessert & Drink Recipes
  • Healthy Salad Recipes
  • Soup Recipes
  • Foraging & Sustainable Living
  • Kitchen Skills & Hacks
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
  • ×
    • A slice of elderflower and strawberry cake on a small plate.
      Easy No-Bake Elderflower and Strawberry Cake.
    • 11 Wild Garlic and Other Foraged Wild Greens Recipes
    • A jam jar containing wild garlic capers in pickling liquor.
      How To Make Wild Garlic Capers
    • Pumpkin dip garnished with pumpkin seeds in a small black dish.
      How To Make Pumpkin Dip With Crown Prince Pumpkin
    • Seven spiced pea tartlets.
      Vegan Canape: Spiced Pea Tartlets
    • Close-up of five mini brioche buns.
      How To Make Vegan Brioche Buns
    • Close up of three mini beetroot burgers in mini brioche buns.
      How To Make Mini Beetroot Burgers
    • A rustic brown plate containing a bed of green lentils, roasted pumpkin wedges, and a yoghurt and parsley garnish.
      Roasted Crown Prince Pumpkin and Green Lentils
    • A serving bowl containing winter vegetable soup garnished with vegan yoghurt and a sprig of parsley.
      Winter Vegetable Soup. Warming and Nourishing.
    • A serving bowl containing Cannellini bean soup with cavolo nero and a slice of cheese toast resting on the edge of the bowl.
      Cannellini Bean and Cavolo Nero Soup. Simple and Healthy
    • Beetroot and harissa stew in a shallow dish garnished with yoghurt and crispy chickpeas.
      Healing Beetroot Stew With Harissa.
    • A bowl containing celeriac soup with a preserved lemon and parsley salsa.
      Celeriac Soup With a Preserved Lemon & Parsley Salsa
    Home » Healthy Salad Recipes

    Heirloom Tomato and Strawberry Salad: A Plate Full of Colour and Flavour

    Published: Aug 13, 2021 · Modified: Apr 22, 2022 by Chef Tripti · This post may contain affiliate links

    Continuing the summer salad vibe, I present to you this heirloom tomato and strawberry salad. Just look at those colours! OK, the combination may sound a bit wacky but I urge you to give this easy salad a try.

    Off to a barbeque and need to take an offering? Need a quick picnic bite? Look no further!

    It's refreshing, it's simple, and only contains a few ingredients.

    Jump to:
    • Tomatoes and Strawberries: Powerful Flavours For This Deceptively Easy Salad
    • 📖 Recipe
    • How-to Video
    • Ingredient Substitutions
    • Storage
    A plate of heirloom tomato and strawberry salad garnished with mint leaves
    Heirloom Tomato And Strawberry Salad

    Tomatoes and Strawberries: Powerful Flavours For This Deceptively Easy Salad

    First thing to say: We are dealing with two fruits here. In most peoples minds, the tomato does not register as a fruit. However, it is a berry, but a strawberry is not (a berry!)

    The taste combination in this salad is all about balance: The sweetness of the strawberry and the acidity of the tomato. What l love about both of these is the flavour explosions they both produce when I bite down on them. Argula or rocket adds a pepperiness to the salad and a simple dressing of balsamic vinegar and olive oil marries all the flavours together. I used mint as the garnish, instead of going for the traditional basil. It brings with it a freshness that is perfect for a summer salad. Amazing payback from this easy salad!

    The heirloom tomatoes provide a more vivid flavour than ordinary hybrid tomatoes. Head on over to my heirloom tomato Panzanella recipe to see more information on heirloom tomatoes

    I have read elsewhere that tomatoes and strawberries are actually quite interchangeable in recipes (I must give a cheese and strawberry sandwich a go sometime). They both share many flavour chemical compounds.

    Instead of interchanging though, here, I wanted to bring them together to experience their individual powerful flavours together.

    These sunshine fruits are currently in season so let's make the most of them now in this summer salad.

    📖 Recipe

    A plate of heirloom tomato and strawberry salad garnished with mint leaves

    Heirloom Tomato and Strawberry Salad

    Chef Tripti
    Treat you taste buds with this easy summer salad that explodes with flavour.
    No ratings yet
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Modern European
    Servings 2 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 500 gms Heirloom Tomatoes
    • 100 gms Strawberries
    • 30 gms Argula or Rocket leaves
    • 5 gms Mint leaves
    • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and dry tomatoes, strawberries and rocket leaves.
    • Cut tomatoes and strawberries into bite sized wedges.
    • Transfer into a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
    • On a plate add washed and dried rocket leaves.
    • Mix olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper in a glass jar and shake to emulisify.
    • Transfer tomatoes and strawberries on top of the rocket salad and por over the dressing.
    • Tear mint leaves by hand and garnish the salad.
    Keyword Gluten free, healthy, simple, vegan
    Tried this recipe?Please leave a review & rating
    Mention @kitchenandotherstories or tag #kitchenandotherstories!

    How-to Video

    Ingredient Substitutions

    I have used heirloom tomatoes due to their superior taste. However, you can, of course use ordinary hybrid tomatoes. This summer salad will be just as wonderful.

    An alternative to the mint garnish cold be basil. Basil goes very well with tomatoes.

    If balsamic vinegar does not tickle your fancy, try red wine vinegar. Actually, why not experiment with your vinegar dressing flavour to see what excites your palette.

    Storage

    Sadly this salad doesn't hold well. The strawberries are too fragile and end up mushy. However, it can be made a couple of hours in advance, just leave adding the dressing until just before serving.

    Spread The Love. Thank You So Much!

    More Salad Recipes

    • Pico de gallo salsa with watermelon and cucumber in a hollowed coconut half shell. Surrounded by tortilla chips.
      The Best Pico De Gallo With Watermelon and Cucumber
    • A plateful of vegan duck and water melon salad with a bunch of coriander in the background.
      The Best Vegan Recipe For Asian 'Duck' And Watermelon salad
    • Black eyed pea hummus on a plate garnished with sumac, mint leaves and pomegranate seeds
      Simple Recipe For Black Eyed Pea Hummus From Scratch
    • A small bottle of sloe flavoured balsamic vinegar. 
      How To Make Sloe Flavoured Balsamic Vinegar Reduction

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

      Leave a Reply Cancel reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

      Recipe Rating




      This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    1. Lis Ballou

      August 15, 2021 at 4:02 pm

      What are the flowers you garnished the salad with? They really add a beautiful finishing touch.

      Reply
      • Chef Tripti

        August 15, 2021 at 8:23 pm

        Hello Lis!
        They are flowers of the rocket plant growing on our balcony!

        Reply

    Primary Sidebar

    Blog author behind lavender plant
    Chef Tripti

    Hi! Tripti here. I am a Michelin trained chef with over 20 years experience in the industry. My mission is to have you cooking fresh, nutritious food with simple recipes that deliver on creativity and taste. Food with heart and soul.

    More about me →

    Summer Salads

    Creative salads, full of colour and flavour.

    • Oval shaped platter of potato and greens salad with an Indian pickle dressing.
      Easy Potato And Greens Salad With An Indian Pickle Dressing
    • A plate of roasted cauliflower salad, tandoori style sitting on a slatted wooden table. 
      Special Spice Infused Roasted Cauliflower Salad
    • Two bottles of apple cider vinegar sat upon a tree trunk slice platter. 
      Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
    • A plate of Dairy-Free Chargrilled Broccoli Salad
      Dairy-Free Chargrilled Broccoli Salad With Cheese, Chilli and Almonds
    • A plate of Dairy free Tandoori Cauliflower Salad
      Dairy-Free Tandoori Cauliflower Salad With Pickled Onions And Spices
    • A plate of grilled sweetcorn salad with cucumber and tomato and pickled onion.
      Simple Corn Salad with Cucumber, Tomato and a Smoked Paprika Dressing
    • A plate of Fennel salad with red pepper salad
      Grilled Fennel Salad With Red Pepper. A New Salad Adventure.
    • A plate of Labneh with grilled broccoli and baked feta
      Labneh With Grilled Broccoli and Baked Feta. Looks Good, Tastes Great!

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimers
    • Terms of use
    • Cookie Policy

    Connect

    • TikTok
    • YouTube
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram

    Contact

    • Contact / Work With Me

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

    Copyright © 2022 Kitchen And Other Stories

    Foodie Pro theme from Feast Design Co. Built on Genesis Framework. Powered by WordPress