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Cherry tomatoes, pitted olives, marinated fresh mozzarella and basil make this marinated Tomato Olive Salad super fresh and full of summer flavors.

Tomato Olive Salad

Cherry tomatoes, pitted olives, marinated fresh mozzarella and basil make this marinated Tomato Olive Salad super fresh and full of summer flavors.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese cubed
  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup olives pitted and slice, I used black and Kalamata
  • 3 tbsp fresh basil chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onion sliced

Instructions

  1. Whisk together first five ingredients.
  2. Place cheese in a plastic bag and pour in dressing.
  3. Marinate mozzarella cheese at least 4 hours or overnight.
  4. In a large bowl mix together tomatoes, olives, basil and red onion.
  5. Stir into tomatoes, marinated mozzarella along with the dressing.
  6. Chill until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

First published by Quinn Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © 2016