This flavorful sunshine-approved Marinated Summertime Tomato Salad includes juicy golden and red heirloom tomatoes, buttery rich diced avocado, sweet and zesty onion, protein-rich hemp seeds and a bright and flavorful turmeric-maple marinade dressing. All this loveliness is marinated to perfection and then served on a bed or arugula greens, zesty and fresh. This colorful salad is perfect on a spring or summer day! Pair with some hummus slathered toast or gluten free crackers for a meal that you will remember.. (And hopefully make again and again!)
Today's salad starts with this. Perfectly lovely tomatoes. Golden and red tones make things extra pretty.
chop chop chop..
cuddly kitties in the background make things even better...
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Marinated Summer Tomato Salad with Avocado + Arugula
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Published 06/03/2014
Ingredients
- 2 large tomatoes, heirloom used
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 small sweet onion, diced or thinly sliced
- 3-4 cups arugula greens
- 3 tablespoon raw hemp seeds (add more for more protein!)
- ΒΌ cup apple cider vinegar, Braggs used
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil + a few extra drizzles if desired
- 1 heaping tablespoon vegan mayo
- ΒΎ teaspoon turmeric
- pinch of salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 clove garlic, minced - or - ΒΌ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Wash and dice the tomatoes, place in a large mixing bowl.
- Dice the avocado and chop the onion, place in the same large mixing bowl.
- In a small cup or blender, mix together the dressing/marinade ingredients: maple syrup, extra virgin olive oil, vega mayo, salt and pepper, turmeric, garlic and apple cider vinegar.
- Pour the marinade into the large mixing bowl and fold until the veggies are well coated in the dressing. Add in a few more drizzles of EVOO for an extra rich salad.
- Place the tomato salad, covered, in the fridge to chill for about an hour. This should be enough time to marinate the veggies nicely. You could also make this salad a day ahead of time. (Note: If you like your tomatoes fresh and free from the chill of the fridge, you can just marinate the chopped onions in the dressing and when ready to serve, toss the onions and dressing with the freshly sliced tomato and avocado.)
- To serve, add about 1 - 1 Β½ cups of arugula to serving plate or bowl and then top with the tomato salad. Sprinkle hemp seeds generously over top each serving, about a tablespoon per served salad.
Yield: 3 servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 00 mins.
Total time: 15 mins.
Nutrition
- Calories: 273
- Fat: 20g
- Totalcarbs: 16g
- Protein: 7g
Tags: salad,tomatoes,avocado,summer
Karolis Bingelis says
haven't tasted it yet but seems like a treat, but preparation 15 plus hour of waiting
RockMyVeganSocks says
Super gorgeous salad! Sounds really tasty =) I've been seeing all of these glorious heirloom tomatoes at the market that would be perfect for this.
Guest says
Hi! I adore this recipe. I make my husband and I almost a similar salad, I use avocado,green and red onions, I use both arugula and baby spinach, corn, black beans, I finely chop fresh jalapeno and freshly squeezed lemon and lime and I use organic garlic powder and onion powder- and OMG so delicious and refreshing. But this is a recipe I will be using for the next few weeks. Change is always good and I am new to the hemp seeds.....love love love! So glad I found you! π always looking for new and refreshing things to eat and not to mention healthy!!
Heather McClees says
This looks so good! I adore the taste of arugula with tomatoes, avocado and hemp. Great recipe Kathy!:) I just love all your videos- keep them coming:)
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you! Raw hemp seeds are so great. They are SO easy to add to just about anything. π π Sochi likes that you <3 him
Kristy says
So Yum! What kind of crackers are those? They look so delicious!
Kathy Patalsky says
Kristy, I forgot the name and the box is gone! I found them at Whole Foods Santa Monica (not that that helps) but they were new to me and SUPER yummy. If I buy again I will try and remember to come back here... they were in a clear container and the flavor was salt and pepper. Almond flour main ingredient with loads of seeds. gluten free.
Kristy says
Oo thank you! I will keep my eye out for them.
brittany says
Darn, I was going to ask that, too! They look perfect with the salad π
Christina Summers says
Nice! Light, refreshing salad for summer - I was able to use fresh greens from my garden today, I was super stoked. Your sweet kitty is precious π
Kathy Patalsky says
Summer indeed! Kitties say thank you π
Julia Ralston says
Yum, another new salad to try, and I happen to LOVE tomatoes! Thanks Kathy!
Kathy Patalsky says
Oh good! Fresh summer tomatoes are the best!
Elaine DeBitetto says
oooooooh. making this salad this weekend!!!. Forgot to tell you I made the lemony garlic soup a while back. Soooo good. Nice seeing the felines! Last thing.. maybe it's a firewall here at work, but I can't seem to enter the giveaway. It says " Loading" and II can't open it but same with my phone. Weird...
Kathy Patalsky says
hmmm weird. Hope you were able to enter... And YES I love that lemon soup. Now since I read your comment i think I am craving it! Such a great warm weather soup when you crave a steamy bowl.
John Hartil says
This looks just so delightful...as do the cats :))
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you John!
Shanae says
Planning a party for meat eaters this weekend - this is going to be my meal. Thanks for the recipe.
Kathy Patalsky says
Super! Good luck!!
Nicole Baker says
Yum! Saving this for July-August when I get loads of fresh yummy tomatoes from my mom's garden. Thanks for the great recipe! I love the idea of using hemp seeds here. π
Kathy Patalsky says
Tomatoes and hemp seeds seem like a match made in salad heaven π
BabyJune says
That looks amazing! Love the use of colorful heirloom tomatoes, those are the best. π I can't wait until they come in season where I live so I can make this! π
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you! Happy you like it!