Please share fresh tomato recipes/ideas?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

In CT, peak tomato season .

Gonna just top these with olive oil, basil, S&P, and Parm and broil til cheese melted. Great easy side.



My sister read for a GREAT fresh pasta sauce, core ripe tomatoes and grated them into olive oil garlic and basil.

Please share ideas. Oh and sweet corn and yellow squash GREAT here. Green beans not so much... Bad year?

[XanaDUer2]

1. I just had a tomato sandwich for dinner

Toast, salt, Dukes mayonnaise

[Joinfortmill]

4. French bread grilled cheese & tomato

[unc70]

6. Had one for lunch. Salt AND pepper.

Dukes Mayo, of course.

[XanaDUer2]

8. I usually pepper it

To lazy today

[2naSalit]

12. I use...

Butter on one piece of toast and mayo on the other, no salt or pepper or anything besides the tomato, going to have one in a few minutes.

[XanaDUer2]

17. Enjoy!

[2naSalit]

19. Thanks!

[Glorfindel]

2. What is "S&P"?

I have everything else on hand, but can't figure that out.

[leftieNanner]

5. Salt and pepper nt

[Joinfortmill]

7. Salt & pepper I think.

[leftieNanner]

3. I made Tomato Pear Chutney one year

I'll post the recipe if I can find it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Wow never heard of that combo. Sounds interesting. Just

Recently did the watermelon, red onion, & tomato salad and loved it.

[leftieNanner]

20. That salad sounds wonderful!

The chutney had an odd ingredient that really added nice texture - water chestnuts.

The process involved the whole canning routine - which I used to love to do.

We had 16 fruit trees at our old house - and August was a busy month. Made Brandied Apricots one year too.

[msdogi]

9. A favorite

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/annas-tomato-tart
i use lots of tomatoes, this is delicious

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Sounds great - just trying to wrap my head around a pasrry

With eggs. So kinda like pasta?

[msdogi]

33. grocery store frozen puff pastry or pie dough is fine

[Easterncedar]

10. Pasta in no time. Really luscious

Into hot drained pasta fold cut-up brie and chopped ripe tomato and basil. The brie melts and blends with the tomato juices. You may add a bit of olive oil; definitely add pepper and a bit of salt. A favorite of mine when the tomatoes come in.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. I will definitely try this. You mention tomato juice. I'm in love

with it. A restaurant we went to with a chef from Italy makes dressing with tomatoes " juice". Think you just crush fresh tomatoes and drain juice? Heavenly

[applegrove]

14. Grilled tomato sandwiches. You make them the same way as grilled

cheese sandwiches except you put thick sliced tomato, mayo and s&p instead of cheese.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. So no cheese?

[applegrove]

23. Nope. Just tomato heaven. And butter on each side of the bread you grill.

[2naSalit]

18. Garlic soup...

water
1 bulb garlic - peeled, slightly crushed
1 large Bay leaf.
3 T. olive oil
6-8 fresh tomatoes - cut into wedges

In a large stock pot, brown the garlic in olive oil; add tomatoes and Bay leaf, fill with water to the top of the tomatoes. Bring to a boil then lower heat to a brisk simmer and cook until inch of water has cooked off. Replace the same amt. of water and cook down about an inch again.
Stir enough to keep anything from sticking on the bottom of the pot.

When the cooking is done, strain out the pulp and discard (Put in compost?).

The liquid part will be transparent with little micro thread of red and is quite pretty. The only thing I have even known to be an acceptable addition to this soup is to drop an egg in. Garnish with scallion tops. It tastes like tomato soup. Very good for you and can be frozen.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Sounds fabulous. Wonder what could replace bay leaf?

Don't know why but bay leaf, zucchini, and blueberries are completely offensive to me. I know, crazy.

[2naSalit]

24. Just skip it...

Or maybe a small sprig of rosemary. That's all I can think of.

[Diamond_Dog]

21. Slice them and put them in a bowl

along with sliced cucumbers and thinly sliced white onions.
Drizzle with your favorite Italian dressing.

I could eat this all day.

[2naSalit]

25. Also great with...

Ranch dressing and a little dill.

[Diamond_Dog]

26. I was just thinking I should have said dill!

Ranch dressing sounds awesome too!

[2naSalit]

27. It's one of my go to...

Quick salads as I call them.

[brokephibroke]

28. Gazpacho

NYT has a great recipe. Still pre-peak in Co.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. Love gazpacho!!!!!!!!!! Like lime forward.

[brokephibroke]

30. A lime forward gaz!

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Not something I’ve ever contemplated. I can imagine a lime and cilantro gaz….

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Big duh. Thought all gazpacho had lime ??

[thatcrowwoman]

34. Was just going to suggest gazpacho. Yum!

🕊thatcrowwoman

[Runningdawg]

31. Sign up for (usually free) canning classes at your county extension office.

And I will offer this recipe:
2 seeded and diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded green cabbage
2 green onions diced
1/2 bellpepper julienned
1/2c shredded carrot
Dress lightly with Thousand Island dressing and add hot sauce to taste.

[Kali]

32. BLTs

salsa/pico de gallo
stuffed with tuna or chicken salad
wedges with salt
barely cooked with basil, garlic, feta, parm, olive oil and some kind of pasta
course chopped with course chopped cukes, onion, dill, feta, and dressed with Italian or Caesar type dressing

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. +1

[brokephibroke]

35. I just picked a Paul Robeson and an Early Girl

Cut them up in wedges, topped with salt and yum.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Really! In their purest form like that just perfect. Besr

tomatoes I have ever have ever had were courtesy of my brother who went out back at our house and picked riped ones, sliced and salted!!!!

[Retrograde]

37. If you want to get ambitious, tomato tonnata

tonnata is a sauce made with tuna (canned works fine) that's usually served over veal, but I've found it's good poured over tomatoes. You could always use beefsteak tomatoes if you miss the meat

And there's nothing wrong with a simple tomato soup: roast the tomatoes, skin and seed, the puree and serve hot or cold, with or without cream depending on your whims.

Corn: my new fav comes from the WaPo recipes section. Cut the kernels off an ear of corn, cook them in a little bit of olive oil until they char, salt, and serve on Greek yogurt. You can add onions or red peppers or tomatoes to make them look pretty, but it's a good dish as it is.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. Yikes tuna and veal. Never heard of it but will look up! Thanks R!

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Gotta research NYT recipes more ! And since l pay for it lol

[pansypoo53219]

41. i had the best chicken dish on a flight from sweden + i finally copied it, + improved it.

i prefer cherry tomatoes, but chunks fine. 1/2 c tomato paste, onions + most important bell peppers. i like it w/ italian seasoning + butter fried chicken on pasta, but i bet ok w/ pork too. can be done in 1/2 hr. the plane food just had the chicken + peppers + tom sauce. oh, i add a little cayenne.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

42. Yum..Sounds like cacciatore??

https://www.mackenzieltd.com/chicken-cacciatore?utm_term=gourmet%20chicken%20cacciatore

[pansypoo53219]

44. no cerlery(tho i could try celery seed) rice or shrooms.

i just made it up. we just call it swedish sauce.

[Marthe48]

43. Creamed tomatoes

Slice tomatoes, lay in one layer in a colander, lightly salt, press gently to remove some of the liquid. Melt some butter in a skillet, and quickly saute the slices on both sides, remove to a plate. Add a little flour, salt, pepper and hot sauce to the butter in the skillet, mix till smooth and add enough heavy cream to make a sauce. Pour over the tomatoes and serve immediately.

I have use 1 tomato or 8, and just adjusted the other ingredients. If you want more cream sauce, use more butter, flour and cream. It tastes like tomato bisque. I like to make it at least once a summer.

The recipe for cream sauce is

Thin- 1 tbs flour, 1 bs butter, 1 cup milk or cream s&p to taste
Medium- 2 tbs flour, 2 tbs butter, 1 cup milk or cream s&p to taste
Thick-3 tbs flour, 3 bs butter, 1 cup milk or cream s&p to taste

[trof]

45. Baked stuffed tomatoes

Core them and use the results in a stuffed tomato recipe.
Stuff them with damn near anything you like.

Maybe not chocolate or peanut butter, but who knows?
I've had them stuffed with meatloaf, Mexican meatloaf, spinach and pesto, dressing/stuffing, oyster dressing, etc, etc...
Go NUTS!

[AKwannabe]

46. A tomato, zuke, squash side

Slice zuke and yllw squash and begin to sauté in olive oil and butter combo. Add garlic powder or fresh garlic minced as they begin to cook through. Cook another minute or so. Add chopped tomatoes and a few shakes of soy sauce, stir and turn off the heat. Top with s&p and shredded cheese of choice. Cover for a minute to melt cheese.

Savory and uses two of the veggies you mentioned. 1 zuke, 1 squash and 1 large mater should feed two to four as a side depending on helpings.

[AKwannabe]

47. Don't forget to pick some green matersw

And fry em up!
The best!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

48. LOVE fried green tomatoes with crab

https://backyard.exmark.com/recipe/david-bancrofts-fried-green-tomatoes/

[Laura PourMeADrink]

49. Almost end for NE :(

[japple]

50. I used to make a tomato tart but can't find the recipe.

This one seems similar, though I didn't use Dijon. I might have to try it.

https://www.gastronotherapy.com/french-tomato-tart/

Also, this recipe for slow-roasted cherry tomatoes is great, and you can eat them as a side dish or add to pasta, top a pizza, or freeze them for later.

https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/slow-roasted-tomatoes/