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19 Tomato Salads You’ll Love Even More Than Caprese

To Caprese—and beyond!
Colorful tomatoes marinated in salt pepper olive oil and fresh oregano on a white plate.
Oregano Marinated Tomato Salad recipePhoto by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson

Every summer dinner party (or barbecue or picnic) needs a tomato salad recipe to round out the menu. As soon as local tomatoes get fragrant and sweet, we’re determined to eat our fill. And yes, of course that means a lotta caprese—summer wouldn’t be complete without it. We’re also so ready for Greek salads packed with creamy feta and at least a few meals of panzanella. But tomato salads go beyond those classics, and the Epicurious archive is full of ideas. Below you’ll find summery combos like watermelon and tomato salads, peachy tomato salads, herb-marinated tomatoes, and more. Scroll down to find your new favorite.

  • Caprese salad on a serving platter.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova
    1/19

    Caprese Salad

    While we encourage you to look beyond the classic Caprese when you're thinking about tomato salads, at some point in the summer, you're bound to make one. Use really ripe, sweet tomatoes, and definitely skip the balsamic, which can drown out the delicate flavors of good fresh mozzarella.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
    2/19

    Oregano-Marinated Tomato Salad

    Marinating sliced tomatoes in salt, pepper, olive oil, and fresh oregano intensifies their flavor and brings out their rich juices. Serve with crusty bread for mopping it up.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
    3/19

    Charred-Peach Panzanella With Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette

    We're not sure there's a better summer dinner than this tomato and peach panzanella. It's the added details that really wow: you'll start by crisping some bacon, then char the peaches (and some bread) in the rendered fat. Add in banana peppers and their pickle brine, and you've got a winner.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
    4/19

    Watermelon Tomato Salad With Goat Cheese and Corn Nuts

    Crunchy Corn Nuts make any salad better—but they're particularly perfect when adding a salty pop to this juicy tomato and watermelon salad.

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  • Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Pearl Jones
    7/19

    Fancy and Beautiful Tomato Salad

    This fattoush-inspired salad has fantastically varied textures and flavors, since you'll mix the tomatoes with pita chips, feta, za’atar, basil, and mint, plus garlic, lemon, and a touch of honey.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kendra Smoot
    8/19

    Big Beans and Tomato Vinaigrette

    Make your tomato salad into a main dish this summer, by adding creamy butter beans, which can be cooked up to two days ahead.

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  • Photo by Maren Caruso
    11/19

    Tomato and Watermelon Salad

    Why chop salad when you can cube it? This retro favorite invites creamy avocado to the party.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Aneta Florczyk, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
    12/19

    New-and-Improved Greek Salad

    This isn't your traditional Greek salad. It adds sweet Jimmy Nardello peppers, plus charred lemon slices, and oregano-marinated feta.

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  • Jonathan Lovekin
    19/19

    Tomato and Pomegranate Salad

    We'll wrap up this list of the best tomato salads with this Istanbul-inspired recipe from cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi. He uses four types of tomatoes for variety here, but feel free to cut down on that—the tangy pomegranate and allspice dressing is a showstopper either way.

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