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You've got a big box of fresh tomatoes to use...

Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted by AUCom96
Alabama
Member since May 2020
7202 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:00 pm
...before they go bad. What are your favorite ways/recipes to use summer tomatoes?
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
18352 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:03 pm to
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What are your favorite ways/recipes to use summer tomatoes?


Tomato Pie
Salads
Tomato Sauce
"Sun Dried" tomatoes using a dehydrator
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3926 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:04 pm to
Make a passata or tomato gravy and can/freeze it for later.
Posted by Sherman Klump
Wellman College
Member since Jul 2011
4572 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:04 pm to
I had some creoles the other day.

Drizzled with olive oil. Seasoned with Italian herbs, cracked pepper and kosher salt. Topped that with grated mozzarella and Asiago cheese. Topped that with bread crumbs and fresh black pepper.

Grilled them up. They were good.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
25988 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:09 pm to
Tomato sauce and freeze
Salsa and freeze
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10856 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:17 pm to
Buy a loaf of soft white bread and a jar of Duke’s… and go to town, big boy.
Posted by South Shore Cyclist
Member since Jul 2023
450 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:44 pm to
Duke’s is the best mayo.
Posted by J_Bo
BR
Member since Jul 2023
88 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 2:47 pm to
A nice bruschetta on toast will elevate your dinner.
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13946 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 3:18 pm to
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A nice bruschetta on toast will elevate your dinner.



Make that with some Vidalias while they are in season.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20333 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 3:59 pm to
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Tomato Pie


Made my very first tomato pie a month or so ago and it definitely won't be my last. I found a very simple recipe that only uses one pie crust for the bottom, a nice herb blend to top the tomatoes and the 2 cheese/mayo mix for the crust.

My wife raved about it and the only thing I'd change is the type of tomato I'll use next time. I used a couple black krim the last time and they are a very "wet" tomato and even though I salted the slices to leech some of the moisture out, it was still wet.

Next time I'll use either plum or roma tomatoes since they are a meatier tomato.
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
19621 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 4:18 pm to
BLT

Tomato and cucumber salad
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
19876 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 4:20 pm to
Sliced with salt and pepper
Tomato cucumber salad
Tomato pie
BLT
Sliced with olive oil, salt/pepper, a little vinegar and roquefort cheese
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17828 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 4:27 pm to
Blanch and peel, make tomato sauce for later use.

Make a lot of salsa and jar it.

This is for after you're done eating as much as you can in cucumber/tomato salad, tomato sandwiches, Caprese salad, slice and serve with salt and pepper, slice and serve with balsamic.
This post was edited on 7/18/23 at 3:52 pm
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20333 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 4:27 pm to
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Tomato cucumber salad


My grandma would take creole tomatoes and cut them into bite size pieces then thinly slice fresh cucumbers and put them together in a bowl.

In a separate bowl she'd finely mince a clove of garlic, drop a bit of salt on it and use the side of her chef's knife to drag it along the chopping board to make a paste.

Then she'd take some fresh sweet basil and julienne it, put it in the bowl with the garlic and add some olive oil and white vinegar and make her dressing to go on the tomatoes and cucumbers. Then season with salt and black pepper and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to marinate before eating. I do this a lot in the spring when my tomatoes and cucumbers are rolling in the garden.
Posted by Boomshockalocka
Member since Feb 2004
59965 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 6:36 pm to
Salmorejo
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7980 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 7:29 pm to
cucumber and tomato salad or just tomato salad
caprese (well kind of like tomato salad I guess)
on sandwiches
ratatouille
Tomato soup and grilled cheese
This post was edited on 7/17/23 at 8:39 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Member since Feb 2005
20083 posts
Posted on 7/17/23 at 9:21 pm to
Smoked tomato bisque

LINK tomato bisque

Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6855 posts
Posted on 7/18/23 at 9:23 am to
On a grilled cheese sandwich

Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR
Member since Dec 2004
31164 posts
Posted on 7/18/23 at 1:23 pm to
Tabouleh, and almost every recipe that you find..double their ratio of tomatoes..it’s much better when made wet..juicier.

Especially on day two and three when fully married.
Posted by ConfusedHawgInMO
Member since Apr 2014
3578 posts
Posted on 7/18/23 at 1:29 pm to
Slice, sprinkle with Jane's Crazy Mixed Up Salt, eat.
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