Simple Cherry Tomato Salad with Garlic Croutons

Simple cherry tomato salad with homemade garlic croutons, tossed in a simple red wine vinegar dressing.

This simple cherry tomato salad is the perfect way to highlight beautiful Summer tomatoes! Starts with cherry tomatoes and adds some garlic croutons to the mix, then it’s all tossed in a red wine vinaigrette!

This combination of tomatoes and bread is classic in a panzanella salad, but for this salad, I substituted simple, homemade garlic croutons. The combination of flavours and textures in this salad is fabulous. It’s a perfect salad to enjoy field fresh tomatoes.

• 1/2 head garlic, about 3-4 cloves peeled
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano, or 1/4 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Pinch salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 baguette

• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

• 3 cups Cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
• 6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
• Salt and freshly ground pepper