Fresh from the market and full of crunch, this tomato and smashed cucumber salad is everything summer should be—bright, juicy ...

Toss 1 1/2 pounds chopped tomatoes, 1 pound thinly sliced plums, 2 halved and thinly sliced Persian cucumbers, and 1 ...

Cayenne pepper brings a hint of fire to this summer salad that stars fresh tomatoes, cool cucumbers, bell peppers, and red ...

It’s getting to be that time of year when it’s so hot I can barely stand it, but at least all the produce is gorgeous and ...

A flavor-packed vinaigrette makes this salad come alive. The dressing can be made a few days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. From Frank Linn of Silver Spring ...

Honestly, most of the time I make a dressing, it’s a vinaigrette, and doing so is not particularly complicated. Like these readers, I’m a big fan of keeping things simple (and acidic).

Mix the tomato liquid that collects at the bottom of the bowl back into the dish, or just pour it off and drink it on the sly. Cheers to being the cook! Melissa Clark has been a columnist for the ...

Left alone for a little while, a simple tomato salad will quietly transform into a deeply flavored, marinated one. Image Letting the tomatoes marinate as little as 20 minutes can help build flavor.

This summer-fruit-filled salad featuring tomatoes leans into the food’s double life as both a fruit and a vegetable. Botanically, tomato is a fruit, as it grows from a flower and contains seeds ...