Name: Tomato and Cantaloupe Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cantaloupe, scooped with a melon baller; 15 cherry tomatoes (about 1 pint), halved; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 5 leaves basil leaves, chiffonaded or roughly chopped; pinch of salt & pepper

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This is a ridiculously simple 4 ingredient recipe (not including the S&P) for a tomato and cantaloupe salad.

It's a great light lunch or a simple side for dinner. Tomato and cantaloupe is a glorious combination, that I know you'll enjoy!

cantaloupe tomato salad in a serving bowl with a spoon

What You'll Need to Make a Tomato and Cantaloupe Salad

1 cantaloupe, scooped with a melon baller
15 cherry tomatoes (or 1 pint), halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 leaves basil leaves, chiffonaded or roughly chopped
pinch of salt & pepper

How to Make This Super Simple Salad

Halve the cherry tomatoes.
Chop or ball the melon.
Chop or chiffonade the basil leaves.
Combine the cantaloupe and cherry tomatoes in a bowl.
Drizzle with olive oil and top with salt and pepper.
Garnish with basil, toss to combine, and serve immediately.

More Easy Summer Salads

Summer Stone Fruit Salad - all the summer stone fruit with cheese!
Grilled Peach and Tomato Salad - grilling the peaches brings out great flavor.
Mango Avocado and Blueberry Salad - an unexpectedly magical flavor combo.
Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad - super refreshing and light.

We hope you enjoy this flavor combination as much as we do! It's really important to use a very ripe cantaloupe for this recipe to be outstanding.

Let us know if you make this cherry tomato salad recipe with cantaloupe and what you think of it!

Yield: 2 to 4 side salad servings

Tomato and Cantaloupe Salad

This is a ridiculously simple 4-ingredient salad with tomatoes and cantaloupe!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 cantaloupe, scooped with a melon baller
15 cherry tomatoes (about 1 pint), halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 leaves basil leaves, chiffonaded or roughly chopped
pinch of salt & pepper

Instructions

Combine the cantaloupe and cherry tomatoes in a bowl.
Drizzle with olive oil and top with salt and pepper.
Garnish with basil, stir to combine, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 207Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 213mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 5gSugar: 32gProtein: 4g