Uses for homegrown tomatoes ?

I'm going to can some but I was wondering if anyone had any other uses ?

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Wow!

A month to 5 weeks from now I will need to pound in rebar to keep the cages from falling over.

tomato party. She grows the most amazing crop of tomatoes in her backyard. This is the party:
invite a lot of friends, especially from volunteer groups you work with.
Get lots of baguettes and slice them. Rub w/ garlic cloves, toast and top with sliced tomatoes drizzled with olive oil.
Meanwhile grill some salmon steaks (she gets them at Costco). The tomatoes interact with the salmon in the most amazingly delicious way.
Someone brings tossed salads.

People can put away amazing amounts of the bruschettas, so you don't need all that much salmon.

called pan tomate. Sounds great.

the Catalans rub the pulp of the tomato into the bread, as well as the garlic. I loved it when I was in that area.

Mash up the tomato pulp with garlic, olive oil and, I think, salt (it's been a long time).

I'll go look for my recipe for you.

Once you make it fresh, you'll never eat that crap out of the jar again!

3 cored and seeded large tomatoes, chopped
Half a red onion, chopped fine
Handful of cilantro leaves, chopped fine
Juice of one lime
Hot peppers--I use 2 jalapenos for taste and 2 serranos for heat

I don't bother with salt, I think it makes the fresh veggies weep too much.

Let the whole business sit for a couple of hours to let the flavors marry and serve. It tastes like summer.

I did this a few weeks ago and it was so yummy. It'll be even better with your homegrown tomatoes :9

It comes out more like a goulash with all the noodles, so if you want it more "soupy" just reduce the noodle count.

Simple Italian Tomato Soup

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 medium onion
1 green pepper
4 cups fresh tomatoes diced
1 14 1/2 ounce can beef broth
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce'
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 c. uncooked macaroni


In saucepan, brown sausage, onion and green pepper. Drain. Add meat and all other ingredients except macaroni into soup pot. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. While soup is simmering, cook macaroni in separate pot as directed on package. Drain and add to soup before serving.

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INGREDIENTS:

* 4 to 6 green tomatoes
* salt and pepper
* cornmeal
* bacon grease or vegetable oil

PREPARATION:
Slice the tomatoes into 1/4 - 1/2-inch slices. Salt and pepper them to taste. Dip in meal and fry in hot grease or oil about 3 minutes or until golden on bottom. Gently turn and fry the other side. Serve as a side dish - delicious with breakfast!

Basic recipe from about.com

You can fry them in any oil you want, just not butter because it burns.

We call it pizza quiche

I usually make this in a tart pan with a removable bottom

I dice the tomatoes and place them in a colander to drain off as much juice as possible. (You want your tomato chunks on the dry side). I layer the tomatoes, pesto (or even just fresh basil), and shredded mozzarella in the tart pan. Whip three eggs with 3/4 cup of milk and pour over tomato/cheese mixture. Bake on a cookie sheet (in case of spillage) at 350 until set. Knife will come out clean. (about 35 min in my oven--but I've seen alot of sway with the time of this quiche).

You can also do this quiche with bacon and cheddar and serve with shredded lettuce for BLT pie.

Hold tomato in hand. Sprinkle with a bit of salt if desired. Eat.

Tomato sandwiches (white bread and mayo).

Margherita pizza (pizza crust, sliced tomato, chiffonade of basil, olive oil).

Give tomatoes to friends to make them happy. In fact, you can e-mail me about five pounds of them. :evilgrin:

Dry some and make sundried tomatoes. :9

out 2 on a pizza - along with a couple of banana peppers and a couple of green peppers also from my garden

put one in a salad

first home-grown of the year

mmmm mmmm

you can use a whole bunch of tomatoes to make a little bit of homemade ketchup. I did that once. It wasn't really worth it, but it avoided throwing them away.