Quick, what do I do with perfect tomatoes!
I just bought a box of tomatoes from Costco and they're absolutely perfectly ripe right now which of course means that I'm against the clock and in about 2 days they're all going to be gross! What should I cook that's very tomato heavy? I've already considered salsa and pasta sauce, any other ideas?
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Tomato chutney. Then you’ll have them jarred up and ready to eat all winter!
Homemade ketchup.
Dried in the oven for your own version of sun dried tomatoes.5 -
This NOT low cal or in any way healthy....but it is delicious! Start with two slices of white bread,,,something like Wonder Bread,,cut about a half inch slice out of the center of a perfectly ripe large tomato and make a tomato sandwich.. a very generous amount of REAL mayonnaise must be applied... and salt and pepper if you like. Probably near a thousand calories....but it's worth it!!! 😁6
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This NOT low cal or in any way healthy....but it is delicious! Start with two slices of white bread,,,something like Wonder Bread,,cut about a half inch slice out of the center of a perfectly ripe large tomato and make a tomato sandwich.. a very generous amount of REAL mayonnaise must be applied... and salt and pepper if you like. Probably near a thousand calories....but it's worth it!!! 😁
I second this, with a couple of twists...use butter instead of mayo and cut a nice, thick slice of vidalia (sweet) onion to add. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. And yes, virtually no nutritional value whatsoever but oh-so-delicious!2 -
When I have a glut of tomatoes I make tomato sauce and freeze it. Peel the tomatoes by blanching a few seconds in boiling water. Chop up a large quantity of onions and garlic. Fry gently in olive oil until carmelized and dump in your tomatoes. Crush with a potato masher and cook off some liquid. Cool and freeze in single serving containers.3
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Tomato soup freezes well too1
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This NOT low cal or in any way healthy....but it is delicious! Start with two slices of white bread,,,something like Wonder Bread,,cut about a half inch slice out of the center of a perfectly ripe large tomato and make a tomato sandwich.. a very generous amount of REAL mayonnaise must be applied... and salt and pepper if you like. Probably near a thousand calories....but it's worth it!!! 😁
And american cheese. Pure yum!0 -
Tomato tart. Can't go wrong! This one is my favorite...
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/heirloom-tomato-pie-recipe-19738262 -
just_Tomek wrote: »When I have a glut of tomatoes I make tomato sauce and freeze it. Peel the tomatoes by blanching a few seconds in boiling water. Chop up a large quantity of onions and garlic. Fry gently in olive oil until carmelized and dump in your tomatoes. Crush with a potato masher and cook off some liquid. Cool and freeze in single serving containers.
This. Make your basic tomato sauce and freeze. This will be the base for your tomato sauces in the future.
This is what I would do as well!0 -
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I strongly agree with the sauce and the tomato tart/galette ideas. A caprese salad would also be a good idea if you eat cheese and I'm sure they would also be great in an Israeli salad.1
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I could eat BLTs for all 3 meals, every single day in the summer when tomatoes are at their peak.4
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midlomel1971 wrote: »I could eat BLTs for all 3 meals, every single day in the summer when tomatoes are at their peak.
I agree, the addition of bacon would make the perfect sandwich. I left that out of my tomato sandwich description intentionally....hundreds of keyboards would have been ruined.... by the drool! 😋2 -
When the tomatoes in my garden all ripen in a rush I make and can sauce and salsa.
I start by cooking up most of the tomatoes and running them through the food mill to remove peels and seeds. I take out what I want for the salsa base and cook down the rest for sauce. The remaining tomatoes get blanched and peeled, then coarsely chopped into the salsa. I add the additional vegetables (onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, etc) and the seasonings and cook until the veggies are semi-soft, then can.0 -
greek salad? red onion, feta, tomatoes, oregano, olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper?
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and cucumber!0
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When they’re beautifully ripe like this, you have to eat them raw IMO. No better way than a simple bruschetta: chop the tomatoes quite small (purists say you should de-seed but I like the extra juices), mix with a good grind or few of salt, pepper, some smashed garlic, basil (or a blob of pesto at a push if you have no fresh basil in) and a glug of olive oil and let it sit outside of the fridge for an hour. Lightly toast any bread, cut a clove of garlic in half and rub the bread with it. Pour tomato mixture on top and enjoy!5
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Even easier is Spanish pa ambt tomaquet. Grate the tomato on a box grater, discarding the skin left in your hand and collect the pulp in a bowl. Toast your bread, rub with the cut side of a halved raw clove of garlic. Prick some holes in the bread with a fork and drizzle on some good olive oil. Top with the tomato pulp.1
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Like chili? I used to make a huge pot of chili w/no beans in the fall. Then froze it in supper size portions for all winter. Added a can of beans when I thawed it out.
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Roast with crushed garlic, fresh basil, salt, pepper and balsamic... or just dip into hummus🤣1
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Country Captain. About 2 cups of chopped tomatoes = 1 14.5 ounce can of crushed in my experience.
+1 Homemade ketchup. I hadn't eaten ketchup for years until I made my own.
Slice, salt, devour. Pretend it's an apple and just eat it?0 -
Bolognese... There's nothing better than Spaghetti Bolognese with paste made from beautifully ripe tomatoes.0
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Freeze them, wash, core, cut off blemishes, put on a large sheet pan, put in freezer, when they are frozen solid, put them in heavy freezer bags, then in the later days you can take out what you need and add them to soups, or receipes that call for tomatoes, the skins will come right off when heated, and you can remove them if you wish... Easy and fast way to save them and still enjoy, later... Hope this helps!!3
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Perfect tomatoes would mean tomatoes and cottage cheese for me!🤗0
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Put them in the fridge and they will hold for several days. I buy the Costco's large tomato box all the time and they never go bad. If they get too ripped I add them to the soups, chili, stir-fry veggies or stews. I don't do tomato sauce because I don't eat pasta.
How does a nice tomato-avocado-cheese sandwich on toasted bread sounds?
Tomato, avocado, heart of palms, and artichoke hearts salad with olive oil, is also tasty.0 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Put them in the fridge and they will hold for several days. I buy the Costco's large tomato box all the time and they never go bad. If they get too ripped I add them to the soups, chili, stir-fry veggies or stews. I don't do tomato sauce because I don't eat pasta.
How does a nice tomato-avocado-cheese sandwich on toasted bread sounds?
Tomato, avocado, heart of palms, and artichoke hearts salad with olive oil, is also tasty.
WTF?!?!?! great way to kill the fresh summer tasting tomatos.
I live in the California desert, if I were to leave the tomatoes on the counter top, they would be trashed in a couple of days. Everything goes inside the fridge in my neck of the woods, unless it needs to ripe more.
Besides, I don't understand why you think that is bad keeping the tomatoes in the fridge. But you do you, and me and my tomatoes do us. (Lol)0 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Very first link / study. Never mind my and many other personal tastes. I am talking about summer fresh field grown hairloom tomatoes. Not your winter crop which is tasteless around here.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heres-why-you-dont-put-tomatoes-in-the-fridge/
I totally agree with you, and I think it's awesome that you weave little sweaters for your tomatoes on your hairloom.
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As for the OP's question, the simplest preps are best when it comes to perfect, field grown, in-season tomatoes.
Just slice and salt them, with a splash of balsamic vinegar (yum) or a schmear of mayo (yuk, but to each their own).
Or make a minimalist salad (last night I had tomatoes, bacon, and chickpeas with a homemade dressing made of greek yogurt with a little kefir to thin it out, plus salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and just a bit of smoked paprika and ground mustard).
Or make a BLT on good homemade or artisanal bread, or at least a farmhouse style bread if you're going for sliced bread from a large-scale commercial bakery.0 -
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https://detoxinista.com/instant-pot-spaghetti-sauce/ i made and froze about 4 batches of this it was tasty.I added other veggies like green peppers and mushrooms. I added a pound of ground beef to the batch we ate. There were no left overs. I almost didn't try it because of the "detox" theme of her site but I'm glad I did.0
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