Tomatoes with sumac onions and pine nuts from Ottolenghi Simple (page 34) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Accompaniments: Tomato and cucumber raita; Courgette, thyme and walnut salad; Cucumber and lamb's lettuce salad; Roasted asparagus with almonds, capers and dill; Avocado and broad bean mash; New potatoes with peas and coriander; Baked mint rice with pomegranate and olive salsa; Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with mint and cumin

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  • Eat Your Books

    See recipe for mixed tomato suggestions.

  • hashi on September 10, 2025

    Good, easy, and fresh.

  • Stephenn31 on October 14, 2024

    Needed a bit more acidity. The toasted pine nuts were nice

  • elysedc on August 07, 2023

    as usual, had to sub sunflower seeds for pinenuts (allergy) and added a little chopped cucumber. Delicious! such a perfect way to eat as many tomatoes as possible. The brightness from the vinegar, the onions, the sweetness of the tomatoes... it's so easy and it's so good. if you're thinking about it, go do it.

  • pomegranate on June 13, 2022

    I really liked this! It was very easy and delicious.

  • bernalgirl on August 19, 2021

    I left out the pine nuts to please my family and even still this is an easy yet layered approach to enjoying summer tomatoes. I’ll be making this again in the coming weeks!

  • KarinaFrancis on January 28, 2021

    Sadly for us this was a miss, maybe I’ll try again when I have better tomatoes

  • Rutabaga on November 10, 2020

    This is a great, easy tomato salad, ideal when tomatoes are at their best. Unfortunately, the kids have not been into fresh tomatoes lately, so weren't thrilled, but my husband and I really liked it. It's a good accompaniment to a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean meal, or served alongside a rich main dish.

  • Astrid5555 on August 29, 2020

    Looks very impressive when made with mixed tomatoes. The sumac shallots make a big difference, highly recommended.

  • Ro_ on May 31, 2020

    I was worried that the sumac shallots would overwhelm the dish, but actually they were way more subtle than I expected (perhaps because I only used one very small shallot and left it to macerate for a number of hours?). I absolutely loved this recipe, I had really fresh and delicious tomatoes and the sumac onions, basil and pine nut just gave them that perfect little lift plus it looked really really pretty. I'll definitely make this again.

  • kitchen_chick on September 16, 2019

    I don't care for a lot of raw onion-y flavor (mainly because I don't want to taste raw onions three hours later!), so I used only a very small amount of shallot for a hint of that flavor. My basil leaves were very large, so I also sliced the basil into a "wide chiffonade". Nice salad. I do like the toasted pine nuts with tomatoes.

  • anya_sf on October 25, 2018

    This was good, but not my favorite tomato salad. I'd use fewer shallots next time.

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