Summer is upon us and my family is enjoying the bounty of fresh tomatoes. We don’t have a garden but we are blessed to have friends and co-workers who share with us.
Actually, I don’t eat tomatoes unless they are fresh. Grocery store tomatoes have no appeal to me.
Have you seen Jane and Leo’s garden at Cottage at the Crossroads? You really need to see it. It is absolutely beautiful and just look at all of those tomatoes! They have enough tomatoes to supply their whole community!
Our #1 favorite way to eat fresh tomatoes is to slice them. We love a supper of fresh garden vegetables but regardless of what we are eating for supper, you will almost always find a slice of tomato on our plates.
Our second favorite way to eat tomatoes is on a tomato sandwich. Nothing says summer like a tomato sandwich!
Our third favorite way would be on a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. How could anything not be good with bacon on it?
Fourth on the list is spaghetti sauce made with fresh tomatoes.
Our fifth favorite tomato dish is tomato pie. Tomatoes, cheese, bacon, and onions are a no fail. Click here to see the recipe that I use.
Another favorite tomato dish that we love is Cornbread Salad. It has a layer of cornbread, pinto beans, and fresh tomatoes topped with cheese and bacon. Need I say more?
We also love fresh salsa. Rhoda at Southern Hospitality just shared her recipe and it looks delicious.
Although we don’t eat it as much in summer as we do in winter, we love vegetable soup made with a tomato base. I usually start with fresh tomatoes then throw in all of the leftover vegetables from the refrigerator! It always turns out delicious.
If you are entertaining, you need to try Yvonne’s Caprese Towers. Click the link for her recipe.
They look so elegant and delicious!
We also love fried green tomatoes but our friends usually give us ripe red tomatoes. When we do get green tomatoes, I slice them, give them a light coating of cornmeal and fry them in a little vegetable oil. Yum yum!
Finally, when we have so many tomatoes that we can’t eat all of them, I freeze them to use later in sauces and soups. I know it sounds crazy, but even frozen tomatoes taste better when they come from my freezer rather than the grocery store!
I hope that you are enjoying your summer as much as I am!
I’ll be linking to Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps On the Porch.
Oh where is that taste button on the computer???? :)
ReplyDeleteI also love a good tomato sandwich.
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I love tomatoes too!!!! Not a day goes by that I don't dice them up as just plain side to anything I eat! Have to try your tomatoe pie, sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteTomato sandwiches - love!! BLTs - love!! Tomato with salt and pepper - love!!
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