Best 12 Tomato Basil Salad With Goat Cheese Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, where flavors dance in harmony and ingredients tell a delectable tale, tomato basil salad with goat cheese stands as a testament to the magic of simple, yet exquisite combinations. This classic dish, rooted in the traditions of Italian cuisine, offers a symphony of textures and tastes, where ripe, juicy tomatoes burst with their inherent sweetness, fresh basil leaves add a touch of herbal elegance, and creamy, tangy goat cheese lends a savory richness that ties it all together. Whether you're seeking a light and refreshing appetizer, a vibrant side dish to complement your main course, or a quick and healthy lunch, tomato basil salad with goat cheese is a versatile culinary creation that promises to tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a world of Mediterranean flavors.

Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!

TOMATO SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE



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Recipe from French Women Don't Get Fat. This is a really refreshing and surprisingly filling recipe which is perfect for the summer. I served it with fresh mussels in a white wine sauce and a crusty bread. Bon Apetit!

Provided by KellyMac6

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

mesclun or any mixed salad green, about 1 cup per person
4 large tomatoes, washed and sliced
8 ounces fresh goat cheese
salt and freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons parsley, chopped at the last minute (or basil)
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon mustard
2 tablespoons vinegar
6 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Cover each plate with a layer of mesclun or mixed greens. Place sliced tomatoes on top. Salt generously.
  • Mix the dressing ingredients into an emulsion.
  • Crumble the goat cheese onto the tomato slices.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Pour dressing on top lightly and add the chopped parsley or basil.

TOMATO, BASIL, GOAT CHEESE SALAD



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EatSimpleFood.com This easy tomato, basil, and goat cheese (chèvre) salad recipe is drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper and makes for a quick lunch or snack.

Provided by beckie

Categories     Salad

Time 10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 tomatoes, sliced
18 basil leaves
1/2 cup crumbled chèvre / goat cheese
e.v. olive oil
sea salt
black pepper

Steps:

  • Lay down tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle of salt and pepper. Add chevre and a basil leaf to each tomato slice. Top with a basil leaf on each slice.
  • Grab a fork. Share. Be happy! Beckie

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize Side Dish, Calories 62 calories, Sugar 2.4 g, Sodium 435.6 mg, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.6 g, Cholesterol 4.4 mg

TOMATO BASIL SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE



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A wonderful simple salad filled with the flavors of summer. It tastes like the topping for classic bruchetta.

Provided by gourmetmomma

Categories     Vegetable

Time 35m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup fresh basil, torn
1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients and allow to blend for 20 minutes.
  • Delicious on its own or served on a bed of lettuce. Also good on crunchy bread or crackers.

TOMATO AND GOAT-CHEESE SALAD WITH BASIL VINAIGRETTE



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Nothing compares with the juiciness of summer tomatoes; celebrate their flavor and color in this tomato-centric salad.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
Coarse salt and ground pepper
3 ounces fresh goat cheese
3 medium tomatoes, cored and sliced crosswise 1 inch thick

Steps:

  • In a blender, combine basil, oil, vinegar, and 1 tablespoon water. Blend until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
  • With dental floss or a warm knife (wiped clean after each slice), thinly slice cheese. Arrange tomatoes and goat cheese on a serving plate; drizzle with dressing to taste. Serve garnished with basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139 g, Fat 12 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g

ROASTED TOMATO AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD



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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 large Beefsteak tomatoes (about 12 ounces each)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 12-ounce log Montrachet goat cheese
1/2 cup all purpose unbleached flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs combined with 2 tablespoons each chopped fresh thyme, sage, oregano and basil leaves
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 cups mixed salad greens
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Halve and seed the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Lay the tomatoes on a baking rack set over a cookie sheet in the 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until the skins slip off easily. Remove the tomatoes from the oven, slip off their skins, and brush the tomato halves lightly with olive oil. Return the tomatoes to the oven to roast for an additional hour or until they take on a brilliant, burnished color.
  • Meanwhile, slice the Montrachet log into 12 equal-size disks. Dredge each disk of goat cheese with flour then egg then seasoned bread crumbs. Heat a saute pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and quickly cook the cheese on both sides. When all the cheese has been cooked in this manner, divide them among 4 salad plates, alternating slices of goat cheese and roasted tomato halves.
  • Combine the remaining olive oil with the balsamic vinegar, toss the salad greens with the vinaigrette and place some salad alongside each serving of tomatoes and cheese.

TOMATO STEAK WITH BAKED GOAT CHEESE AND HERB SALAD



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Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 27m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup fine dried bread crumbs
Gray salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg
4 rounds fresh goat cheese, about 2 ounces each
4 thick, ripe beefsteak tomato slices
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the salad
2 cups lightly packed mixed tender fresh herb leaves such as basil, chervil, tarragon, Italian flat-leaf parsley, chives (1-inch lengths), or young cress
Red wine vinegar

Steps:

  • In a small, shallow bowl, mix the bread crumbs with salt and pepper, to taste. In another small, shallow bowl, beat the egg just until blended. Dip each goat cheese round in the egg, and then in bread crumbs, patting the crumbs in place. Cover and refrigerate the coated cheese rounds for about 15 minutes.
  • Center the tomato slices on 4 salad plates and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat and pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is almost smoking, add the cheese rounds. Cook until lightly browned, about 45 seconds. Turn them over and cook on the other side until the cheese just feels quivery, about 45 seconds longer, depending on the thickness of the rounds. Place a cheese round on each tomato slice.
  • In a bowl, toss the herbs with a light drizzle of olive oil, a splash of red wine vinegar, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mound the herbs on top of the cheese, dividing them evenly. Serve immediately.
  • Michael's Notes: This salad looks best when the tomato slice and the goat cheese slice are about the same size. So if you can only find goat cheese in small logs, you may want to serve 2 goat cheese rounds to each diner and perch them on slices of smaller tomatoes.
  • Be sure you take all the stems off the herbs carefully so your guests can enjoy just the soft leaves.

LENTIL, TOMATO AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD



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Provided by Marian Burros

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup red lentils
1 pound red onion (about 1 very large)
1 large leek to yield 1/2 cup finely chopped
1 small bulb fennel to yield 1/2 cup finely chopped, reserving leftovers for future use
1 teaspoon olive oil
12 ounces ripe tomato (if possible one red and one yellow)
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 medium cloves garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons reduced-fat goat cheese (4 slices about 1/8 inch thick)
2 large sprigs basil to yield 4 tablespoons chopped

Steps:

  • Cook lentils in partially covered pot until they are tender but not mushy, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Slice onion into rings about 1/4-inch thick. Prepare stove-top grill, and grill onion, turning once or twice.
  • Wash, trim and cut white part from leek; mince white part.
  • Wash, trim and chop fennel bulb.
  • Heat olive oil in small nonstick skillet, and saute leek and fennel until fennel softens.
  • Wash, trim and slice tomatoes into 1/4-inch thick slices, and place in bowl with 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, mixing to coat well.
  • Mince garlic.
  • When lentils are cooked, drain and rinse. Stir in leek, fennel, garlic and remaining balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Slice cheese, and heat at 400 degrees in toaster oven for a couple of minutes, until it begins to bubble.
  • Wash, dry and chop basil; stir 2 tablespoons into lentils.
  • Arrange lentil mixture on serving platter. Top with tomatoes. Place grilled onions in center, place cheese rounds on top of tomatoes, sprinkle with basil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 638, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 111 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 21 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 337 milligrams, Sugar 26 grams

TOMATO-BASIL SALAD



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Simple salad with fresh taste and nice presentation.

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories     Salad     Vegetable Salad Recipes     Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tomatoes, sliced
1 onion, sliced and halved
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, or to taste
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon oregano
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Place tomato slices around the edge of a plate overlapping slightly, tucking in halved onion slices and basil leaves between tomato slices. Put shredded mozzarella cheese in center of plate.
  • Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; drizzle over tomatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 133.7 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

PHILIPPE BERTINEAU'S HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD WITH FARM GOAT CHEESE



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Provided by Jonathan Reynolds

Categories     easy, quick, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 Cherokee tomato
1 Green Zebra tomato
1 Striped tomato
1 Aunt Ruby's German Green tomato
1 pint mixed baby heirloom tomatoes: cherry, pear and currant
2 shallots, minced
3 tablespoons Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
4 ounces fresh goat cheese, at room temperature
1 bunch basil, leaves washed, stemmed, stacked and finely diced (do not chop roughly or the basil will bruise and turn brown) or 1 bunch chives, minced
Brittany gray sea salt to taste

Steps:

  • Slice each large tomato crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange each variety of tomato in alternating colors in a circle around a serving platter, then place the baby tomatoes in the center.
  • Sprinkle the tomatoes with the minced shallots, oil, vinegars, salt and pepper. Marinate the tomatoes 2 minutes, turn over and marinate 2 minutes on the other side.
  • Crumble the goat cheese on top of the tomatoes and sprinkle the chopped basil. Season with gray sea salt. Wait 10 minutes before serving. (Do not refrigerate.)

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 259, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 671 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams

HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE



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Categories     Salad     Cheese     Tomato     Goat Cheese     Summer

Yield serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons canola oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds mixed heirloom tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
1/4 cup chopped mixed fresh herbs such as basil, parsley, and chives
4 to 6 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup microgreens, such as basil, arugula, or beet (optional)

Steps:

  • To make the dressing, whisk the vinegar and mustard together in a large bowl. Add the oils in a slow steady stream, whisking constantly, until the dressing is creamy and emulsified. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato wedges and gently toss to coat.
  • Add the herbs and goat cheese and toss to coat. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Divide among chilled serving plates. Top with the greens. Serve immediately.
  • microgreens
  • Microgreens are the plant's first true leaves and are exceptionally tender. The young seedlings are harvested when less than fourteen days old, often with the stems attached. The tiny leaves are exact miniatures of how they would look if left to mature. They are often very intense in flavor. Common varieties include arugula, basil, beet, collard, mustard, daikon, chard, and celery. Microgreens are available at upscale and natural grocery stores such as Whole Foods and many farmer's markets.

BAKED GOAT CHEESE CAPRESE SALAD



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This is one of the most amazing and easy cheese appetizers ever. It's got that texture that people love about goat cheese. Basil and tomato have a proven track record of being incredibly delicious with creamy cheeses, and this is no exception.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Dips and Spreads Recipes     Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons basil chiffonade (thinly sliced fresh basil leaves), divided
1 (4 ounce) log of fresh goat cheese, halved
16 cherry tomatoes, cut in half on the diagonal
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Drizzle about 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil into the bottom of each 6-ounce ramekin and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon basil per ramekin over the oil. Place 1 goat cheese piece over the basil in each ramekin; surround with sliced cherry tomatoes. Top with cracked black pepper and cayenne. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoon of the remaining basil on top of each portion, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and drizzle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons more olive oil.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.1 g, Cholesterol 22.4 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 152.5 mg, Sugar 0.7 g

GRILLED TOMATO, BASIL, AND GOAT CHEESE SANDWICHES



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Categories     Sandwich     Cheese     Tomato     Vegetarian     Summer     Grill/Barbecue     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 16-ounce French-bread baguette
2/3 cup olive oil
8 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (such as tarragon, thyme, and rosemary)
3/4 cup soft fresh goat cheese (plain, peppered, or herbed)
4 large plum tomatoes, thinly sliced into rounds
2 cups coarsely chopped pitted Mediterranean olives

Steps:

  • Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Cut baguette crosswise in half. Cut each half lengthwise in half to form 4 pieces total. Combine oil, garlic, and herbs in small bowl. Brush all cut sides of bread with half of oil mixture.
  • Grill bread, cut sides down, until lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Remove from grill. Quickly spread cut sides of toast with goat cheese. Top with tomatoes and olives, dividing equally. Drizzle remaining oil mixture on top.
  • Return open-face sandwiches to grill. Cook until bottom sides are toasted, cheese melts, and tomatoes begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Cut each sandwich diagonally in half and serve.

Tips:

  • Select ripe, flavorful tomatoes: Choose tomatoes that are firm to the touch, have no blemishes, and are deeply colored. Look for varieties like Roma, heirloom, or cherry tomatoes for optimal flavor.
  • Use fresh basil: Fresh basil adds a burst of flavor and aroma to the salad. If you don't have fresh basil, you can substitute dried basil, but use only a small amount as it can be overpowering.
  • Choose a creamy, tangy goat cheese: Goat cheese adds a creamy texture and a slightly tangy flavor to the salad. Look for a soft, spreadable goat cheese and avoid hard, crumbly varieties.
  • Make a flavorful dressing: A simple dressing made with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper is all you need to enhance the flavors of the salad. For a more complex dressing, try adding a touch of honey, Dijon mustard, or herbs.
  • Serve the salad immediately: This salad is best enjoyed fresh. The tomatoes and basil will wilt if they sit for too long, so serve it within an hour or two of making it.

Conclusion:

This tomato basil salad with goat cheese is a refreshing and flavorful dish that is perfect for any occasion. With a combination of sweet tomatoes, aromatic basil, creamy goat cheese, and a tangy dressing, this salad is sure to please everyone at your table. Its simplicity and ease of preparation make it a great choice for busy weeknights, while its elegant presentation makes it suitable for special occasions as well. Enjoy this delicious and nutritious salad as a light lunch, a side dish, or as part of a larger meal.

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