Looking for tomato recipes!

topic posted Sat, July 14, 2007 - 1:53 PM by  Soulstretch
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Yes, it's that time of year again. TOMATOES!! Every size and everywhere. I have a bumper crop this year - all of that hand-watering paid off!

Would anyone care to share some good tomato recipes? Salsa? Chili sauce? Tomato pie? Any comments appreciated. :)
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    Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Sat, July 14, 2007 - 9:51 PM
    I think you can cook tomato with potato and pea then it would be a colorful course.
    and my mother often cook tomato with eggs ,add some sugar at last,it taste good with rice.
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  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Sat, July 14, 2007 - 11:33 PM
    Salsa or tomato sauce are the easiest way to use up a LOT of tomatoes that I can think of. I don't really have a recipe, but salsa is dead easy...just
    seed the tomatoes, then roast the skins on a gas stove or grill, rub off (almost) all of the burned bits of the skin, then add some onions (preferably red), cilantro,
    garlic, and serrano or jalapeno peppers. Run it through your blender to chop it up, or I use my stick blender, and then squeeze in a lime's worth of juice or so, then salt it to taste. Can't be beat.
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    Sun, July 15, 2007 - 1:22 AM
    Always perfect for summer,
    bruschetta topping
    combine
    ( a variety of heirloom in red, yellow and orange are especially gorgeous)
    1 1/2 lbs tomatoes chopped
    2 cloves minced garlic
    1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
    1 tsp balsamic vinegar
    fresh basil leaves( tear these up)
    add Salt and fresh ground black pepper

    toasted or grilled Italian (or French bread ) rubbed w/ garlic

    my favorite resource:
    www.melindalee.com/recipearchive.html
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    Sun, July 15, 2007 - 2:17 AM
    Tomato Porridge with Shiitake Mushroom
    This mix gives your immune system a boost and keeps colds at bay. It also assists in boosting energy levels.

    Ingredients:

    1 cu of rice

    200g of shiitake mushroom

    1/2 tomato

    7-8 cups of water

    Salt


    That's the tomato porridge~ my cool food..
    If you are interested in some similar ones here it is
    www.foreignercn.com/bbs/archiver/
    Have a try and ENJOY
  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Sun, July 15, 2007 - 6:44 AM
    Oh boy does this plea take me back!

    Almost 30 years ago, I moved back to Iowa for a couple of years. When I first got back there, I looked after my folks' house and garden while they went on vacation in July. My mother had one tomato plant. But she also volunteered me to also look after the house and garden of a close friend of hers. Well, this lady was new to gardening, and went at it with all the enthusiasm of a recent religious convert. And in her exuberance, she had planted 6 tomato plants.

    So, I had 7 tomato plants. In Iowa. In July.

    I was harvesting about 20 lb. of tomatoes a day.

    I made juice, I made sauce, I made paste. I left bags on peoples' doorsteps at midnight.

    And I learned to can in self-defense. It's been a useful skill ever since.
    • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

      Sun, July 15, 2007 - 5:22 PM
      <<So, I had 7 tomato plants. In Iowa. In July.

      I hear ya, Ogden, LOL. I live in Iowa. We are just 2 now, but my hubby still insisted on planting 6 tomato plants! He would make juice and actually, I would just rinse them and throw them in ziploc freezer bags to use in the winter for spaghetti sauce, etc. Worked like a charm! We built a new house last summer and have NO tomato plants this year!! Wonder if that will last?!?!!
      • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

        Mon, July 16, 2007 - 1:57 PM
        I spend the whole weekend dealing with tomatoes. I am in the same situation (we have about 40 plants) and I consider it a blessing! So far I have made:

        I own a food dehydrator, so I am drying all of the small ones. Just slice in half, salt lightly, put two racks on and voila! dried tomates in two days. Then I vacuum seal them and refrigerate them.

        I blanched a few of the romas, peeled the skins off, placed them in ziplock bags and froze them.

        I have some green long keeper ones, so i made a big back of green tomato enchilada sauce (onions, garlic, lots of cilantro, minced hot pepers, sautee in olive oil, add a little cumin seed, fresh oregano, lots of peeled tomatoes and cook for a hour or so.) When it is cool enough, and blend with immersion blender, bag and freeze.

        I made several versions (we are growing several colors of tomatoes, black, golden, stripped, green, rose colored, cherries, you name it....) of italian style tomatoe sauce. For the golden ones, i did not add herbs, just garlic, onion, olive oil and salt, I did not want the herbs to change the beautiful color. For the other types, I mixed and matched, and made lots of italian style sauce with herbs (fresh marjoram, parsley, basil and oregano also from the garden). I canned one jar and froze the rest in quart bags. I have about three gallons of sauce in the freezer now. I will love having it later for lasagne, raviolis, cannelonis, spaguetti and other pasta dishes

        I picked one type for pickles. They were stripped gold and green long skinny tomatoes. Made a standard pickling mix, pickled them and jarred them. 2 quarts of that.....(and more growing on the vine)

        I made a large batch of home made barbeque sauce, that has lots of onions and lots of tomatoes. Used the red ones for that. Will use to marinate some tofu for a grilling party this coming weekend.

        I have been eating gazpacho just about every day. Had a golden gaspacho, pink gazpacho, black Krim gazpacho, and the latest, a golden tofu gazpacho. Yum....

        We have been enjoying lots of fresh tomato salads. Sometimes I add cucumbers, parsley, other herbs, bell peppers, lettuces, all from the garden.

        I have been putting them in stews, beans, etc etc.

        I give some away to delighted friends and neighbors too....

        Next on the agenda: Will be making a vegetarian paella later on, lots of tomatoes for the sofrito. Will be using some for pa amb tomaquet (catalan version of bruschetta, where you actually rub the tomato directly on toasted bread). Will be making a cream of fresh tomato soup soon too.....

        ....too many tomatoes too little time....
        • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

          Wed, July 18, 2007 - 10:08 AM
          I made this the other day with a slightly different recipe (that I couldn't find)...pretty good!

          Tomato Phyllo Tart
          This colorful tomato tart will surely impress friends; no one has to know how quickly it comes together. Basil adds a fragrant finishing touch.

          12 14-by-18-inch or 24 9-by-14-inch sheets phyllo dough, thawed (see Tip)
          1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
          1 tablespoon plain dry breadcrumbs
          2 tablespoons prepared pesto
          3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 4 ounces)
          1 large red tomato, cut into 1/4-inch slices
          1 large yellow tomato, cut into 1/4-inch slices
          1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
          Freshly ground pepper to taste
          10-12 small basil leaves

          1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a 17 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay one large sheet of phyllo on the prepared pan. (If using the smaller size, slightly overlap two sheets on the pan to form a rectangle.) Keep the remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap or wax paper and a damp kitchen towel.
          2. Lightly coat the phyllo surface with oil using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon breadcrumbs. Repeat this step, layering the remaining phyllo on top. Brush the final sheet with oil. Carefully roll about 3/4 inch of each side toward the center to form the outer rim of the tart.
          3. Using the same brush, paint pesto evenly on the surface of the tart. Sprinkle about half of the crumbled feta cheese over the pesto layer. Arrange tomato slices, alternating colors, over the pesto layer; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
          4. Bake the tart until the crust turns brown and crispy, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
          5. To serve, lift the parchment paper and slide the tart onto a cutting board or large platter. Scatter basil leaves on top. Serve warm or at room temperature.

          NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 145 calories; 9 g fat (3 g sat, 5 g mono); 9 mg cholesterol; 12 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 1 g fiber; 304 mg sodium.

          TIP: Thaw frozen phyllo in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight before preparing the recipe.

          MAKE AHEAD TIP: Bake the tart up to 8 hours in advance; cover and refrigerate. Transport it directly on the baking sheet. Pack basil leaves separately in a plastic bag. Reheat the tart at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes, or until warmed through.
          • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

            Wed, July 18, 2007 - 12:07 PM
            That tomato phylo tart sounds great! thanks for that recipe! (and I just happen to have a frozen package of phylo dough in my freezaer, yeah!)

            Another idea: if you have a juicer, make juice! tomato-carrot, tomato-kale, tomato-celery, tomato-cucumber juices, yum yum.....I will have to do this myself since the food dehydrator is not keeping up with the production of the cherry tomato plant. Talk about a plant that has taken over the world! it is much taller than me now, and it keeps producing and producing tomatoes. They are tasty but little, so I believe juicing is a good solution. I usually peel the tomatoes for sauces and gazpacho, but peeling these would be just too time consuming, so juicing it is....
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    Mon, July 23, 2007 - 1:17 PM
    Lentils, olives, cherry tomatoes, and more are tossed with small pasta in this Mediterranean salad.
    Ingredients

    8 oz. Moroccan couscous
    4 oz. French green lentils (about 1/2 C.)
    1/4 C. olive oil
    2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
    salt to taste
    sugar to taste
    1 C. cherry tomatoes, quartered
    1/4 C. fresh basil, chopped
    1/4 C. pine nuts, toasted
    2 Tbs. red onion, diced
    fresh mozzarella cheese sliced for garnish fresh basil for garnish
    Directions

    Cook couscous and lentils separately in chicken or vegetable stock, set aside and cool. Mix olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt and sugar to taste for vinaigrette. Stir vinaigrette into couscous until thoroughly mixed. Add remaining ingredients to couscous and mix well. Garnish with slice of fresh mozzarella and fresh basil for service.

    Makes 8 to 10 servings.

    From Recipe4Living.com
  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Mon, July 23, 2007 - 3:48 PM
    I would can/mason jar them too since you can never really have too many tomatoes in storage. but I love to eat bread salad in the summer:

    into a large bowl dice up half a bowlful of fresh tomatoes, add a good cup or more of good olive oil, and as much red wine vinegar as you like and perhaps a squeezed lemon and a tbsp of balsamic vinegar, and a few crushed or minced fresh garlic cloves, red chile flake if you like, and salt and fresh ground pepper. add a few handfulls of torn up (not cut) fresh basil leaves and fill the bowl with any kind of cubed STALE bread (must be day old or older). Mix well, allow to mellow for half an hour, stir again, taste & adjust seasonings ~ and eat!
    • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

      Thu, August 9, 2007 - 3:01 PM
      I also worked in a restaurant years ago (Mudd's) that served tomato-basil soup daily in the summer:
      1 cup chopped celery
      1 fine chopped yellow onion
      1 cup chopped carrots
      1 tablespoon chopped garlic
      1/4 cup olive oil
      8 cups diced tomatoes
      1 tablespoon sugar
      1/2 cup red wine
      1 pinch white pepper
      2 bunches fresh chopped basil leaves
      2 bay leaves
      1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
      4 cups whipping cream
      salt and pepper to taste

      Technique
      Sauté vegetables and garlic slowly in olive oil for 10 minutes. Vegetables may be chopped in a food processor as long as they are not too fine. Add diced tomatoes (fresh skinned and seeded vine ripe tomatoes should be used when in season) . Add red wine. Simmer 2 hours over low heat. If the mixture is still hot be careful not to burn yourself, purée in small batches Return the puree to the soup pot and add cream, seasonings and basil. Bring to a light boil to finish.

      Garnish with croutons, sour cream or creme fraîche
      Yield 1 gallon or 16 servings
  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Wed, August 8, 2007 - 11:14 AM
    I make a salad that i eat almost every day.

    2 or 3 fresh tomatoes, cut into wedges
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    2 T. balsamic vinegar
    3T. olive oil
    2 T. fresh parsley, chopped
    salt and pepper to taste
    combine all ingredients and refrigerate for one hour

    P.S. You can also add some blanched fresh green beans and serve as a cold side dish with dinner!
    • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

      Thu, August 9, 2007 - 10:11 AM
      I noticed that sfgate.com had a section on tomato DESSERTS last week.

      I don't like tomatoes that much so I didn't even look at it, but you may wish to.

      And once on Iron Chef I saw someone make tomato sorbet. Huzzleban was really interested in it.
  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Thu, August 9, 2007 - 2:40 PM
    Fry up garlic and chilli in olive oil and then add tomatoes, pour over spaghetti and add basil really good if you have great tomatoes. Or how about gazpacho (sp?)
    • Fried Green Tomatoes!

      Thu, August 9, 2007 - 8:40 PM
      If someone has already mentioned fried green tomatoes, my apologies. However, since I'm gearing up to make a batch this weekend, I thought I'd post the recipe here.

      Slice your green tomatoes (presuming, of course, that you *have* any green tomatoes, which is to say unripe ones) in nice, thick slices, about a half-inch thick. Dredge them in flour, to which some salt and pepper has been added, and then let them sit for a minute. Then take them and dip them in a mixture of egg with some milk, dredge in corn meal, and place gently in hot oil (1/2" of oil should do it) and cook for about three minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels on top of yesterday's newspaper and enjoy.

      I'm serving them with fried catfish and sweet potato pie.
  • Re: Looking for tomato recipes!

    Sun, August 12, 2007 - 3:50 PM
    I love Tomato Chutney if you have lots of tomatoes on hand and it sounds like you do this can be doubled.

    3 pounds tomatoes
    1 red bell pepper
    1/2 cup red-wine vinegar
    3/4 cup cider vinegar
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 teaspoons mustard seeds
    1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
    3/4 cup chopped scallion greens

    Chop tomatoes and bell pepper

    In a medium saucepan bring vinegars to a boil with sugar, salt, mustard seeds, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, stirring occasionally

    Stir in tomatoes, bell pepper, and scallions. Simmer mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently toward end of cooking), about 2 hours, or until thickened and reduced to about 1 1/2 cups.

    Cool chutney completely it keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks.

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