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Cherry Tomato Salad with Soy Sauce

Burcu Avsar and Zach DeSart

BY The Editors

PUBLISHED April 5, 2024

Cherry and grape tomatoes are actually worth eating in winter, so this dish can help quench your cravings until the summertime slicers are back. If you have time, let this salad sit at room temperature for up to 15 minutes to release some of the juice from the tomatoes and create a deeply flavored mahogany-colored glaze.

 

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Cherry Tomato Salad with Soy Sauce

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Makes 4 servings 1x

Time 15 to 30 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
  • Pinch sugar
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 4 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved crosswise
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (preferably Thai)
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine the soy sauce, sugar, and oil in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes and basil and sprinkle liberally with pepper. Stir gently to coat the tomatoes with the dressing.
  2. Let stand at room temperature for up to 15 minutes, stirring once or twice. Taste, add more soy sauce and pepper if you like, and serve.

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