Tomato, Onion and Blue Cheese Salad
Less is more with this delightful tomato, onion and blue cheese salad.

Sometimes the simplest dishes can taste delicious, and this salad is one of those.
It’s quick and easy to make, full of flavor and looks pretty and colorful when served.
About this Recipe
Thickly sliced vine ripened tomatoes, thinly sliced onion and olive oil are the main ingredients for this salad.
When sliced thin, the red onion isn’t overbearing because it quickly absorbs the olive oil.
And the toppings add even more flavor.
Toppings
This salad is topped with fresh parsley and crumbled blue cheese.
And the combined taste is light and savory with each bite.
The toppings can be changed up to your liking.
In place of parsley and blue cheese, fresh basil and crumbled feta would be good too.
Vine-Ripened Tomatoes
Vine-ripened or on-the-vine tomatoes are best for this recipe.
If you grow your own tomatoes, even better.
Each year when the weather gets warm, I plant tomatoes and some years yield more tomatoes than others.
If a tomato from one of my tomato plants gets a little too ripe, I bury it in mulch nearby and sometimes another tomato plant will grow from it in the future.
The tomato plant in the picture above grew from a tomato that I previously buried.
Since I change up the type of tomatoes I plant each year, it’s fun to see what kind of tomatoes end up growing from those I buried.
Serving
This salad can be served as a light appetizer, side dish, or snack.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Salad – Vine ripened tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, fresh parsley (curly or Italian), salt and crumbled blue cheese
For Assembly and Serving – A serving plate or platter
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Tomatoes
Slice the tomatoes into fairly thick slices (about 1/2-inch-wide slices).
Lay the tomato slices on a large flat serving plate or platter.
Sprinkle a little salt on top of each tomato slice.
Onion
For each slice of tomato, cut one very thin slice of red onion.
Lay a slice of red onion…
…over each slice of tomato.
Olive Oil
Next, generously drizzle olive oil on top of each slice of onion so that the tomato is covered in the olive oil as well.
Depending on the size of your plate, you may need more olive oil.
Parsley
Chop the parsley and…
…sprinkle it on top of the onion.
Chill
Cover with plastic wrap and…
…chill in the refrigerator for…
…an hour before serving.
Serve
Just before serving…
…top with crumbled blue cheese…
…and serve chilled.
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Simple Tomato and Onion Salad with Blue Cheese
Ingredients
- 3 extra large vine ripened tomatoes
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 large red onion
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley curly or Italian parsley
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
Preparation:
- Slice the tomatoes into fairly thick slices (about 1/2-inch wide slices). Lay the tomato slices on a large flat serving plate or platter. Sprinkle a little salt on each slice of tomato.
- For each tomato slice, cut one very thin slice of red onion. Lay a slice of red onion over each slice of tomato.
- Generously drizzle olive oil over the top of each slice of onion so that the tomato is covered in the olive oil as well. Depending on the size of your plate, you may need more olive oil.
- Sprinkle the chopped parsley on top of each slice of onion.
Chill:
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
- Just before serving, top with crumbled blue cheese.
Serve:
- Serve chilled.
This recipe was originally posted on October 20, 2011.
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Thanks so much for adding me on foodbuzz. I’m so glad I checked out your blog. This is an awesome site. The layout is super cool and efficient. Your photos are lovely and your recipes are so simple. I’m going to try this tomatoe one soon. Maybe I’ll add mozzarella for a caprese-inspired salad. Keep up the good work.
Hi! Thank you very much for visiting!
Yum, this looks fantastic! Great colors – a lovely salad! 🙂
Thank you Sara.
All the pics look so bright and gorgeous, and summery!! I hope your tomatoes keep producing for a long time!!
So delicious and simple!
Hi Natalie, thank you for stopping by!
Looks absolutely delicious! New follower 🙂
Hi Jessica, so glad you liked it. Nice to meet you and thank you for the following!
I love this presentation GORGEOUS. The flavors are right on too. Love this recipe!
HI Michelle, thank you!