Spicy Balsamic Tomato Salad recipe

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Ingredients

½ pound tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, or more if needed
2 tablespoons rice vinegar, or more if needed
1 teaspoon dried basil, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground ginger, or to taste
1 ¼ pounds chayote squash, thinly sliced

Nutrition Info

21.4 calories
carbohydrate: 4.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 3.8 mg
sugar: 2.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place tomatoes in a large bowl, add equal amounts balsamic vinegar and rice vinegar until tomatoes are covered. Season with basil and ginger, stir. Let sit, stirring every 15, until flavors, combine, about 1 hour.

  2. Drain off any excess liquid from the tomatoes, reserving the vinegar mixture. Do not rinse the tomatoes.

  3. Combine tomatoes and chayote and serve with vinegar mixture as the dressing.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This salad goes well with both Mexican/Latin American food and Italian/Mediterranean food. It bursts with balsamic-ginger spiciness, tomato sweetness, and chayote cooling.

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