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Onion and Tomato Salad w/ Blue Cheese

Onion and Tomato Salad w/ Blue Cheese
Sometimes I forget how little it takes to make a great salad.  Basically all you need is one in-season veggie along with some salt, pepper, and olive oil to make a knock-your-socks-off salad and this recipe is the perfect example.

I served this right along side my Soy and Agave Skirt Steak which made for a super easy (and rather tasty) weeknight meal.

Just be sure that you are working with really ripe and seasonal tomatoes since they are the star of the show. I promise you... if your tomatoes aren't good, you're salad won't be good, so don't waste your time if you have less-than-stellar tomatoes.

I really had fun posting the weekly menu last week and am thinking about making this a monthly feature.  Not only is it fun to share with you guys but it really helps me stay organized and committed to my plan as well. 

Onion and Tomato Salad w/ Blue Cheese

Ingredients


2 medium red tomato, cut into bite size chinks
1/3 red onion, thinly sliced
1 clove of crushed garlic
1 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp of blue cheese, crumbled
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Toss tomatoes and onions together in a medium bowl.

In a small bowl combine garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar together and whisk.  Season with salt and pepper.

Toss tomatoes and onions with the dressing and top with crumbled blue cheese.  Enjoy!

Serves 2.

Nutritional Analysis

Calories: 135; Total Fat: 9.3g; Saturated Fat: 2.5g; Cholesterol: 8mg; Sodium: 184mg; Carbohydrate: 10.6g; Dietary Fiber: 2.2; Sugars: 3.5g; Protein: 4.1g
Other recipes you may enjoy:
Indian Style Tomato Salad from Lisa's Kitchen
Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad from Smitten Kitchen
Chopped Tomato and Cucumber Salad from Kalyn's Kitchen
Tomato Salad with Purple Onion from Cafe Liz
Fava Bean and Tomato Salad from Food and Other Musings

Comments

ttfn300 :

Simple and delicious, can't beat it!

posted on July 14, 2009 2:51 PM

Kera :

I LOVED this salad. I added some chicken to it and pretty much made a meal out of it. SO GOOD and simple.

posted on July 19, 2009 5:02 PM

Lisa :

Lovely and thanks for sharing my recipe with your readers. Balsamic vinegar is a favorite for sure!

posted on July 26, 2009 5:28 PM

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