Spicy Tomato Salad Recipes

SPICY BALSAMIC TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• 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.
• Drain off any excess liquid from the tomatoes, reserving the vinegar mixture. Do not rinse the tomatoes.
• Combine tomatoes and chayote and serve with vinegar mixture as the dressing.

SPICY PASTA SALAD WITH SMOKED GOUDA, TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Drain and rinse under cold water until no longer hot; set aside.
• Make the dressing: Mix the mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste and the adobo sauce in a small bowl.
• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, dressing, tomatoes and gouda. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed, and even an extra teaspoon or 2 of vinegar, if necessary. Stir in the basil at the end. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.

DELICIOUS SPICY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the chile pepper, salt, sugar, and soy sauce. Squeeze in the juice from the lemon. Add the tomatoes and apple, and toss to coat. Sprinkle the chopped peanuts over the top. Chill until serving.

FIRE AND ICE TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place tomatoes and onion in a large heatproof nonreactive bowl. In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, water, mustard seed and cayenne; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring to dissolve sugar; pour carefully over tomato mixture. Cool completely., Stir in cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

SPICY TOMATO, PEPPER, CUCUMBER, MINT, AND PARSLEY SALAD

Steps:

• Salad:
• Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise and squeeze lightly to remove the seeds. With a serrated knife, dice the tomatoes and transfer to a strainer to drain. In a salad bowl, mix together the cucumber, greens, scallions, herbs, jalapeños, and capers. Add the tomatoes.
• Dressing:
• To make the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, lemon zest,and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the salad and toss. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes to give the flavors time to meld. Sprinkle with sumac before serving if you like.

SPICY GREEN TOMATO-AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt; let sit 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the lime juice, mustard, honey, jalapeno, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Gradually pour in the olive oil, whisking constantly until emulsified.
• When ready to serve, halve the avocados, remove the pits, peel and thinly slice. Add to the bowl with the dressing, then add the lettuce and tomatoes. Gently toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

SPICY TOMATO PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Pour Italian dressing into large bowl and add dry ranch dressing mix, stirring well.
• Add diced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, olives and basil, cover and marinate a couple of hours.
• In a large pot, place enough water for pasta and drop crab boil bag into water.
• When water comes to boil, place pasta into water and cook until almost done, then turn heat off, add the frozen shrimp and let sit in crab boil water until pasta is tender.
• Drain shrimp and pasta mixture into a large bowl.
• Pour dressing mixture over pasta and shrimp, mixing well.
• Cover and let chill before serving--overnight is even better.