Ricotta Salad With Tomatoes & Gremolata

This Italian-inspired tomato ricotta salad is perfect as a side dish, appetizer
or a light meal. Sweet, nutritious tomatoes are topped with creamy ricotta and
sea salt and zesty gremolata with lemon zest and a touch of garlic. It's
vegetarian, low-carb and gluten-free.

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Irena Macri

Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
0 minutes

Total Time:
20 minutes

Course:

Salad

Cuisine:

Italian

Keywords:

salad Tomatoes ricotta Gremolata Tomato Salad

🧂 Ingredients

4 medium tomatoes

sliced into circles
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
125 g ricotta cheese

about 1 cup, 5 oz
1 garlic clove

grated
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped coriander

as in cilantro, or more parsley, or basil
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tbsp olive oil

to drizzle on top
A pinch of ground black pepper

Instructions

1 Slice tomatoes and layer on a large platter. Sprinkle them with half a teaspoon
of good quality salt.
2 Break ricotta apart and spread over the tomatoes.
3 Combine gremolata ingredients and sprinkle over the ricotta cheese.
4 Finish the salad by drizzling olive oil over the top. You can sprinkle some
pepper if you like.

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Calories	141 kcal
Carbohydrates	6 g
Protein	5 g
Fat	11 g
Saturated Fat	4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	6 g
Cholesterol	16 mg
Sodium	325 mg
Potassium	340 mg
Fiber	2 g
Sugar	3 g
Vitamin A	1346 IU
Vitamin C	20 mg
Calcium	82 mg
Iron	1 mg