Welcome Summer. Share your favorite tomato recipes?
The tomatoes in the garden just reminded us that Summer has arrived. It was as if, all of a sudden, the transition of Spring to Summer jolted the tomatoes to wake up and ripen. Now, the challenge is keeping up with eating and canning the tomatoes before they fall off the vine. Yes, it’s a problem, but a good problem to be faced with. 🙂
It’s now official, Summer is here and we have to keep up with all the fabulous tomato recipes that this wonderful season brings.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our latest and favorite heirloom tomatoes that we’re growing. But we need some recipes! Obviously, our favorite way to eat heirloom tomatoes are when they’re fresh, with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar and fresh basil.
There are many more ways to enjoy these heirloom tomatoes, so we’re asking for you advice.
Do you have any tomato recipes to share? Please leave your link in your comment below and we’d love to make your favorite recipe and share it on some of our future posts!
Thanks everyone and Happy Summer!
Diane and Todd
brandywine heirloom tomatoes before….
… then Summer arrives… bam! ready to pick
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This is so pretty! Love tomato recipes!
I hate you, Californians! We in the northeast have to wait soooo long for tomatoes, even with this crazy winter behind us (a first: my rosemary plant survived the winter! giant bush already!) I am looking forward to seeing tomato love here (let me count the ways…..) One of my simplest and most favorites tomato lunches is here:
http://www.sallypasleyvargas.com/2011/08/tomato-bruschetta-its-summer-eat-like.html
Let me know if the link doesn’t work; still working on that elusive blog re-do. By the end of the summer, hope, hope…
Love you guys!
Ah, summer tomatoes! Here’s a simple, no-cook treatment – one of my favorite quick lunches – tomato and cucumber tartine. http://soupaddict.com/2010/10/mosa-tartine/
We had tomato season in our garden a while back in India.. made a delicious tomato home made sauce and then made sun-dried tomatoes out of of them, which were used in these scones!! http://baker-in-disguise.blogspot.in/2012/04/sun-dried-tomatoes-and-feta-scones.html
Oooohhhh tomatoes. I just wrote a post called Tomato Fun, with history and fun facts, plus a simple recipe. http://flavorsofthesun.blogspot.mx/2012/06/tomato-fun.html
I also enjoy your posts and look forward to all that you share.
I have few favorite recipes, but here is by far the one I make all the time in the summer, the colors are stunning together:
Sungold tomatoes, yellow corn, and purple basil salad
http://cafebacaro.blogspot.com/2009/07/tomato-corn-salad.html
Looking forward to reading your recipes.
Here’s my Grandma’s recipe for chili sauce…now I made it in February so substituted canned tomatoes. Her recipe originally called for 12 to 16 tomatoes depending on the size. I standardized the ingredients because the old recipe I had said things like a few stalks of celery…like my mother’s pastry recipe “add cold water until it feels right” lol.
http://dinneratjulies.blogspot.ca/2011/02/chili-sauce.html
They look so delicious! I love this recipe – http://iwasborntocook.blogspot.com/2011/01/delicious-giada-side-my-first-giveaway.html
Gorgeous tomatoes! My favorite variety are coeur de boeuf, which I use to garnish just about everything in the Summertime. I also love to roast cherry tomatoes as in this baked goat cheese and roasted tomato salad – baked goat cheese rounds topped with drizzled honey and herbs, roasted cherry tomatoes and fresh greens, it’s easily a Summer favorite in our home.
http://jenncuisine.com/2011/06/baked-goat-cheese-and-roasted-cherry-tomato-salad/
whenever i think fresh tomato, i’m reminded of these gorgeous heirlooms picked from the garden, served w burrata, basil, and olive oil over a few slices of lettuce. simple and amazing:
http://theactorsdiet.com/2011/07/09/osteria-phyllis/
Here are some:
Tomato, Beef, and Eggplant Moussaka with Yogurt-Garlic Sauce http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2011/08/easy-end-of-summer-moussaka-with-garlic-yogurt-sauce/
Tomato, olive, and basil bruschetta http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2010/08/basil-tomato-and-olive-bruschetta/
I also love this version of Bolognese: http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2010/02/bolognese-sauce-and-salad-dressing-2/
Also, this is not mainly a tomato dish, but is a real crowd-pleaser and uses lots of tomatoes: http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2010/07/delicious-tamale-pie/
Also, for storing:
Quick Tomato Sauce for Freezing: http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2011/08/quick-tomato-sauce-for-freezing/
Also, these are the awesome homemade tomato cages my husband uses – considerably sturdier than boughten:
http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2012/06/homemade-tomato-cages-the-benefits-of-deep-mulch/
I have pinterest board of some favs. I currently have about 100 tomatoes that are going to turn at the same time as well! ..http://pinterest.com/lgbga/tomatoes/
ooh, i have a bunch. our tomatoes won’t be in for another month or so, probably – i’m jealous! 🙂
here are my favorites – some are canned, some aren’t:
http://www.branappetit.com/2012/04/12/blt-twice-baked-potatoes/
http://www.branappetit.com/2012/03/12/triple-tomato-soup/
http://www.branappetit.com/2011/12/09/pepperoni-and-roasted-tomato-stromboli/
http://www.branappetit.com/2011/11/11/pizza-butter-and-breakfast/
http://www.branappetit.com/2011/08/31/bruschetta-in-a-jar/
http://www.branappetit.com/2011/08/24/slow-roasted-tomatoes/
and many, many more!
enjoy 🙂
For very hot melting days….
From Lucas and Maíra…
(not Brazilian recipe, maybe its Latin America stuff… maybe Chilean? who knows! We did ourselves!):
:: slice very cold almost red tomatoes as slim as u can.
:: slice very cold avocados as slim as you can… be careful… dont brake the slices!!!
:: hard part: intercalate the slices (one red, one green) and do some small groups (3 slices of each).
:: put in a dish and place around the slices some peppers that you have in front of you (this is for the smell, but of course you can eat too!!)
:: put lot of olive oil and a bit of marine salt.
I like to eat with meaty fish (fresh tuna for example) or some salty meat (pork with “misso” crust or brazilian cut grilled beef).
Enjoy!
Pickled Tomatoes: http://domesticresignation.com/2011/11/14/pickled-tomatoes/
Tomato Pie: http://domesticresignation.com/2011/09/19/tomato-tarte-tatin/
The cherry tomatoes are perfect for pickling.
The heirlooms are perfect for the pie.
Stewed tomatoes with cooked macaroni. Svalloped tomatoes (stewed tomatoes and diced onions stirred into brread cubes and baked) – my mother made this last one frequently. Good use of stale bread. Season to taste. Stuffed tomatoes (like peppers).