"For a meal that fully embodies the gifts of summer, there is little better than a tomato salad. Fresh from the garden, fragrant tomatoes picked at the height of the season don't need much else to become a lovely salad, as this two-ingredient tomato and onion salad recipe proves. But if you really want to take your tomato salad to the next level, cookbook author Justine Doiron suggests that a little sweetness is exactly what you're looking for."
"'Tomatoes are naturally acidic, so they love a little sweetness,' she tells us, adding that 'stone fruit and tomatoes are a pretty classic combo.' If you don't know what a stone fruit is, it is a fairly broad category that includes everything from peaches and plums to nectarines, cherries, and technically even almonds and coconuts - but those last two aren't what we're talking about here."
"But Doiron is also not about to rain on the parade of your favorite stone fruit. She adds that, while apricots or plums wouldn't be her first choice to pair with tomatoes, it's ultimately 'down to personal taste.' If you are looking for a means to work in cherries or plums, blending fruit into a vinaigrette is a simple way to make sure that you get plenty of that sweet, tart fruit flavor in every bite."
Fresh garden tomatoes require minimal embellishment, yet a touch of sweetness can elevate a tomato salad. Stone fruits such as peaches and nectarines provide a tart-sweet balance that complements most tomato varieties. Apricots and plums are less commonly chosen, but pairing remains a matter of personal taste. Cherries or plums can be incorporated by blending them into a vinaigrette to distribute sweet-tart flavor evenly. Adding fruit shifts the salad toward sweet-and-savory, so counterbalancing elements such as acid, salt, herbs, or a bright vinaigrette help restore balance and highlight the tomato's natural acidity without overwhelming it.
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