Make Ahead
Tomato Salad With Corn, Summer Squash & Roasted Onions
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20 Reviews
Maya T.
August 2, 2016
I made this salad for a potluck party and it was a big hit, though I personally found it a bit too sweet. With the natural sweetness of the summer produce, the honey in the dressing is really not necessary. I added some extra sherry vinegar to offset the sweetness and otherwise followed the recipe exactly.
JayKayTee
March 2, 2016
Good basic recipe for a fresh salad and it's easily adaptable to what you have on hand. I didn't have sherry vinegar, my basil isn't ready yet and I needed a salad in a few minutes so I skipped roasting the onions, used small red tomatoes, ume plum vinegar, a chiffinade of beet leaves and a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice and skipped the honey. Light, fresh and in my saved folder!
onekathryn
August 24, 2014
I made this salad today. It was quite a hit, bot at home and at my event. I used ingredients I have in my garden which included cubed cukes. Between the cukes, the fresh green onions and for color, small red grape tomatoes along with the yellow ones. Tthe fresh basil, it was so fragrant until you could almost imagine the deliciousness just by smelling it. I also changed the dressing substantially. I added seasoned salt as well as freshly crushed garlic. It was a success on every level. Took a picture of this colorful-confetti-like dish but I see no provisions to add a photo--too bad
hookmountaingrowers
August 17, 2014
This came out great! But, because I was cooking for a toddler I lightly sauteed the zucchini and corn and it was beautiful. The roasted onions are so important. I also used chives instead of scallions since they were growing in the farm...Would make this again for sure!
Heidi B.
May 19, 2014
Stunned to be out of honey! So I used fresh pineapple juice and apple cider vinegar instead of sherry vinegar. Tasted great!
TheWimpyVegetarian
September 1, 2013
What a beautiful, simple recipe that celebrates summer. I love roasted red onions, but haven't really roasted other onions, and never new onions. I'll be correcting that oversight soon. And I love the addition of just a little honey here. Really wonderful.
mommychef
August 31, 2013
Delicious, perfect end of summer lunch - with some French bread, sharp cheddar, and a slice of Amanda's peach tart! so yummy!
EmilyC
August 30, 2013
What a good idea to roast a big batch of onions to have throughout the week. Your salad looks delicious.
Rhonda35
August 29, 2013
You gals are making this a tough vote! This sounds delicious, Merrill. I love the addition of honey to the dressing.
AntoniaJames
August 29, 2013
Definitely making this tomorrow night, if I can get to the farmers' market during the lunch hour. What a terrific idea, roasting onions for keeping them on hand to put on a fresh summer salad! I roast regular onions during the colder months, for other uses (stirring into beans, layering on pizza, chopping coarsely and spooning over ricotta-spread crostini, perking up warm quinoa + root vegetable and/or winter squash salads, stuffing into roti wraps with roasted eggplant and leftover roast chicken), but having them on hand in the summer, too, is such a great idea. Brava!! ;o)
savorthis
August 29, 2013
Two of my favorite summer ingredients...corn and tomatoes with a lovely caramelized onion- beautiful!
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