20 Cherry Tomato Recipes to Eat This Summer
Harvesting more tiny tomatoes than you know what to do with? These cherry tomato recipes will solve that issue for you.
I’ve Got 99 Problems but Using up Tomatoes Ain’t One!
One of the best things about planting your own garden is creating your own little garden-to-table experience. Though sometimes we get a little more bounty than planned.
Especially when it comes to those little beloved (and healthy!) tomatoes!
As a result, you can be at a loss on what to do with the excess, and the idea of waste is heart wrenching.
So, I’ve put together an extensive collection of recipes with cherry tomatoes that will help you use up your harvest, and fast.
Tip: You Can Use Grape Tomatoes in These Cherry Tomato Recipes
Homemade Ketchup
One of my favorite ways to use up my little tomatoes is by making my own ketchup. I love Heinz, don’t get me wrong, but a nice little from-scratch concoction is a total treat! The recipe calls for about 3.5 cups of them.
Summer Harvest Cheese Ravioli + Lemon Butter
Cheese ravioli gets tossed in a fresh-flavored lemon butter sauce with cherry tomatoes, corn, and basil. Ready in just 20 minutes!
Healthy Burrito Bowl Recipe
Drop the tortilla—you won’t miss it! This Burrito Bowl is super hearty, not to mention nutritious. It’s the perfect lunch option, but it also makes for a great dinner. You’ll love the fresh ingredients in this bowl.
Grilled Moroccan Chicken Skewers
These perfectly-seasoned chicken skewers make for an awesome summer dinner! The chicken is so tender, and the little tomatoes blister and burst to juicy perfection.
Bruschetta Pizza
We love bruschetta and we love pizza, so it only seemed right to bring the two together. This Bruschetta Pizza is incredibly tasty and refreshing.
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” –
– Audrey Hepburn
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
You’re probably wondering what Buffalo chicken has to do with grape and cherry tomatoes. Not only does this wrap bring our favorite wing flavors together, but we’ve added leafy greens and tomatoes to the mix for a nice healthy balance—and it works.
Greek Steak Salads
You can’t have a Greek salad without little tomatoes. This Greek salad in particular is extra special though, as it brings medium rare steak to the mix as well. And don’t skip out on the lip-smacking vinaigrette.
Quick Tomato Confit on Toasts with Sardines
These little toasts offer up the perfect snack-y lunch with a sweet tomato confit and Omega 3-rich sardines. You could also skip the sardines and just do a tomato confit. It’s fab with little toasts!
Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi
This isn’t your typical shrimp scampi. Not only is this one whipped up in the Instant Pot, but it brings lemon, arugula, and cherry tomatoes into the mix for extra oumph! Balance at its finest.
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.”
– Michael Pollan
Hearty and Healthy Tuna Avocado Toast
Avocado toast as you know it gets amped up with a healthful topping of tuna, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
Veggie Deluxe Pizza
Veggie pizzas! They just don’t get enough love. Believe me when I say you’ll fall hard for the fresh flavors in this bomb Veggie Deluxe Pizza.
Easy Dinner Side Salad
Sometimes unfussy is better, and this awesome little side salad is proof. Simple fresh ingredients and, as a dressing, plain ol’ lemon juice!
Sheet Pan Turkey Sausage and Peppers
Sheet pan dinners are a weeknight lifesaver, and this one is no exception. Turkey sausage is roasted along with bell peppers, onions, and cherry tomatoes for a healthy and filling meal.
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.”
– Gertrude Jekyll
Healthy Southwest Tuna Bowl
There’s so much healthy goodness in this big beautiful bowl! You’ll love the fresh Southwest flavors and the brightly flavored dressing.
Puttanesca Sauce
When you think Puttanesca, you think olives, capers, and anchovies. But the burst cherry tomatoes add a wonderful heartiness to this sauce and it just wouldn’t be the same without ’em.
Baked Flounder in Parchment With Tomatoes and Pesto
One of the most flavorful ways to enjoy fish is baking it in parchment with fresh veggies and herbs.
Tuna Wrap with Hummus and Veggies
We love tuna with mayo, but it can do pretty darn well without it, too! This hummus-smothered veggie-filled wrap is a keeper.
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin
– Alfred Austin
Instant Pot Pasta Primavera
You’ll love this pasta dish! It’s hasty and it’s chock-full of veggies like asparagus, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes.
Niçoise Salad With Sherry Vinaigrette
This baby is the KING of all salads! On top of the usual lettuce, you get warmed potatoes, crisp green beans, jammy eggs, briny olives, and sweet cherry tomatoes.
Crunchy Greek Cucumber Tomato Salad
This is a cherry tomato recipe must! This tomato cucumber salad is next-level with fresh mozzarella, olives, roasted red peppers, and toasted walnuts.
Did You Try Any of These Cherry Tomato Recipes?
Let us know in the comments!
14 Comments on “20 Cherry Tomato Recipes to Eat This Summer”
Cherry tomatoes are so juicy and delicious right now and I cannot wait to try some of your recipes! BIG cherry tomato fans!
Awesome. I planted about five cherry tomato plants this year, and they are looking prolific, to say the least. Love these.
Truly amazing list. Definitely bookmarking some of these.
This is just what I need, we grow cherry tomatoes so I am always looking for new recipes. Thanks for sharing@
Fabulous! Thanks for the homemade ketchup recipe. That will be my weekend project, as I have tons of tomatoes to use. Thanks for sharing!
What a fantastic list of cherry tomato recipes. I think I’ll start with the crunchy Greek cucumber salad and move on to main courses from there.
Your recipes are awesome and a delicious reminder that cooking can be both creative and comforting.
I LOVE cherry tomatoes and always have a ton on hand. This is a great collection of recipes to try this summer!
I LOVE this! We set out some cherry tomatoes this year for the first time, and I was not prepared for how many little tomatoes I’m seeing on them! LOL.
There are so many delicious options here! I love cherry tomatoes, but my daughter is absolutely obsessed with them. She’d love these recipes.
Amazing recipes with a cherry tomato. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE cherry tomatoes, so I can’t wait to try all of these recipes- especially the veggie deluxe pizza!
We love tomatoes and recipes that use them. This list is fantastic, and I can’t wait to get started making these.
These are such great recipes! Thank you so much for sharing, I will definitely be making some of these :)