Smoky Tomato Salad Dressing
by Katie Webster
August 9, 2016 (updated 4/13/23) Jump To Recipe
This smoky tomato salad dressing made with ripe tomatoes, sherry vinegar and smoked paprika has a woodsy, smoky flavor that pairs beautifully with so many vegetables that are in season during the summer. I love to serve it with grilled eggplant, peppers, zucchini or summer squash or toss it with a big kale salad.
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Why We Love This Recipe For Smoky Tomato Salad Dressing
This vinaigrette is another great way to use summer tomatoes. You will need a small food processor, blender or immersion blender to whir it up, but other than that it’s dead simple to make and only takes about 10 minutes.
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Recipe Highlights
- Blending tomatoes into the dressing bulks it up, increasing the volume, but keeping the calories at 104 per 2 tablespoons.
- Bold smoky and tangy flavor
- Pairs well with summer produce and sturdy greens like kale
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Key Ingredients For This Smoked Paprika Tomato Vinaigrette
- Tomato: Use very ripe tomatoes for their flavor and juiciness.
- Shallot: If you don’t have shallot you could swap in about 1/4 cup of chopped sweet onion or scallion.
- Sherry Vinegar: I like this vinegar here because it’s extra puckery and aromatic to go with the smoked paprika.
- Smoked Paprika: I like to use a sweet (not hot) smoked paprika in this dressing. This one is great.
- Honey
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Combine ingredients and blend
Combine the tomato, shallot, sherry vinegar, honey, salt, smoked paprika and pepper in a blender or mini prep and puree until smooth. Alternatively, use an immersion blender in a blending jar.
Step 2: Add oil
Add oil and puree the vinaigrette until smooth.
FAQs and Expert Tips
Store in a jar in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Yes. Make the dressing a day in advance and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
What to Serve with this Smoky Tomato Dressing
- Garlic Herb Marinated Chicken paired with a kale and feta salad would be delicious drizzled with this smoked paprika tomato vinaigrette.
- Make these Oven Roasted Red Potato Wedges and these Easy Grilled Onions to serve on the side as well.
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Smoky Tomato Salad Dressing
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 1/4 cups 1x
Description
This smoky tomato salad dressing made with ripe tomatoes, sherry vinegar and smoked paprika has a woodsy, smoky flavor that pairs beautifully with so many vegetables that are in season during the summer. I love to serve it with grilled eggplant, peppers, zucchini or summer squash or toss it with a big kale salad.
Ingredients
- 1 small tomato, cored and chopped
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 tablespoon plus two teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Combine tomato, shallot, sherry vinegar, honey, salt, smoked paprika and pepper in a blender or mini prep and puree until smooth. Alternatively use an immersion blender in a blending jar.
- Add oil and puree until smooth.
Notes
Storing Instructions: Store in a jar in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: salad dressing
- Method: blender
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 104
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 228 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
Keywords: smoky tomato vinaigrette, smoked paprika tomato vinaigrette, smoky tomato salad dressing
Katie Webster
Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.
This probably would have been good if it weren’t so incredibly salty. And salt is my favorite flavor.
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Wonderful flavor.
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So glad you discovered this hidden gem Kim! Thanks so much!!
Stunning. That’s it definitely getting some sherry vinegar now. We as a family eat a lot of salad and most of us prefer a salad dressing. This I am going to try thank you.
Is it weird I want to totally drink this dressing?!
Not at all because I totally do too!
Sounds delicious! I love anything tomato! And this is perfect for all the summer surplus!
Thanks so much Cynthia!
I will go on the record as saying I’d drink this too! Gawsh – love the combo of tomatoes, honey and paprika – cannot wait to try this! Thanks so much for sharing!
Lol, so glad I am not alone in this strange urge. Ha ha. Thanks so much Shashi.