Heirloom Tomato Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Smoked Blue Cheese Recipe
A simple summer salad highlighting sweet and juicy heirloom tomatoes with toasted walnuts and smoked blue cheese. Can be made in 15 minutes!
How to Make the Best Heirloom Tomato Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Smoked Blue Cheese
This heirloom tomato salad with toasted walnuts and smoked blue cheese is the perfect showcase for summer’s best ingredient: ripe, juicy heirloom tomatoes. With vibrant colors and complex flavors, heirloom varieties deserve to be celebrated simply, letting their natural sweetness and depth shine through. This recipe does exactly that.
The combination of crispy toasted walnuts, tangy smoked blue cheese, and fresh herbs creates a sophisticated yet easy salad that comes together in just 15 minutes. The simple vinaigrette ties everything together beautifully, with garlic and sherry vinegar adding brightness to complement both the tomatoes and the cheese. It’s the kind of salad that tastes like summer on a plate—perfect for lunch, a light dinner, or as a side at any gathering.
This is one of those recipes that really rewards you for seeking out quality ingredients. Take a trip to your farmers market, grab the most beautiful heirloom tomatoes you can find, toast some walnuts if you have time, and you’ll have a dish that feels special and delicious every single time.
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Smoked Blue Cheese
A simple summer salad highlighting sweet and juicy heirloom tomatoes with toasted walnuts and smoked blue cheese. Can be made in 15 minutes!
Ingredients
Salad
Dressing
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and slice the tomatoes and place them on a platter, slightly overlapping.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Scatter the toasted walnuts and add the thinly sliced blue cheese over top.
- Sprinkle with the fresh herbs.
Final
- Make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, vinegar, minced garlic or shallot, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Spoon the dressing over the top, trying to get a little on each tomato slice.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- For best results, use ripe, in-season heirloom tomatoes.
- Smoked blue cheese adds a special depth, but regular blue cheese works well too.
- This salad is best served immediately after dressing.
