Tomatoes


tomatoes
Jet Star Tomatoes

Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes
Citrine Cherry Tomatoes

General Information

Eating tomatoes warm from the field can be heavenly. Many people like things made from tomatoes (like pasta sauce, ketchup and pizza) but they dislike eating a plain tomato. There are probably many possible reasons, but I think the two biggest are texture and grocery store tomatoes. The gelatinous texture can be off putting at first, but soon the incredible flavor takes your mind other places. As for grocery store tomatoes, they are poor imitations. They are planted and picked with shipping and shelf life (not taste) in mind. Most of the varieties we grow wouldn't work for shipping because the skins damage easily.



Storage Information

Tomatoes should be stored at room temperature. Putting them in the refrigerator causes them to become mealy and lose flavor.



Cooking Suggestions

Eat in salads or on sandwiches.


Slice onto toast and broil for a few minutes until the tomato starts to become soft, then cover with fresh basil and cheese and broil again to melt the cheese. This makes the most incredible grilled cheese sandwich.


Slice a variety of different colored tomatoes onto a serving platter with fresh basil and cheese and serve with crackers as an appetizer.


Use in soups, stews and stir-fries.


Chop tomatoes and cucumbers and toss with your favorite dressing for a quick summer side salad.



Recipes

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes


Beet and Tomato Salad


**Black Bean Chilaquile**


Bowtie Salad with Tomatoes and Zucchini


Braised Bok Choy with Tomatoes and Gruyere


Bread and Tomato Soup


Broccoli Salad


Broiled Oregano Tomatoes


Broiled Zucchini with Herbs


Buttery Pigeon Pea Dal


Caribbean Stew


Carolina Kale


Cauliflower Agrodolce


**Chard and Tomato Frittata**


Chard Breakfast Skillet


Chard Tomato Peasant Pasta


Chicken Trombino


**Creamy Chard Pasta**


Cucumber Tomato Salad with Zucchini


Eggplant and Tomato Choka


Eggplant Caviar


Eggplant Pomodoro Pasta


Fennel Tomato Soup


Fresh Tomato Salsa


Greek Salad Pita Sandwiches


Greek Stewed Green Beans and Summer Squash with Tomatoes


Greek Style Stuffed Peppers


Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil


Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Stacks


Grilled Smoky Eggplant Salad


Grilled Tomato Gazpacho


Indirect Grill Eggplant Rounds


Israeli Salad


Italian Casserole


Italian Tomato Basil Dressing


Julia Child's Eggplant Pizzas


Market Eggplant Salad


Mediterranean Couscous Cabbage Rolls


Mediterranean Lamb Salad


Midsummer Risotto


Mom's Summer Squash


Moroccan Style Stuffed Tomatoes


Pasta e Fagioli with Pesto


Pasta with Eggplant


Peach Cucumber Barley Salad


Portuguese Kale Soup


Quinoa Balck Bean Salad


Ratatouilli a la Casablancaise


Roasted Eggplant Dip


Salad Nicoise


**Sara's Lentil Soup**


Savannah Beans and Greens Soup


Slow Cooker Caponata


Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine


Slow Cooker Ratatouille


**Smoked Eggplant**


Southwestern Salad With Black Beans

Spanish Potatoes


Stewed Tomatoes with Butter Toasted Croutons

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Tomato and Parmesan Cheese


Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage


Sweet and Sour Lentils


Swiss Chard Italianne


Tabouli Salad


**Tamale Peppers**


Tandoori Chicken with Tomato Cucumber Raita


Tasty Tomato Muffins


Thai Seafood Yum


Tomato Basil Couscous Salad


Tomato Corn Salsa


Tomato Gratin


Tuscan Beans with Sage


Tuscan White Bean and Spinach Soup


Unstuffed Cabbage


Vegetable Bolognese


Veggie Skillet Frittata


White Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad


Whole Beet Borscht


Zucchini and Rice Toss


Zucchini Fall Surprise Casserole