tomato

The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant.
The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant.
It is features in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are fruits—botanically classified as berries—they are commonly used as a vegetable ingredient. Numerous varieties of the tomato plant are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing for the production of tomatoes throughout all seasons of the year.

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  1. Morning Glory

    Recipe Avocado and tomato quiche (made with avocado pastry)

    Making pastry with avocado might sound a little strange but its quite simple; avocado replaces the fat content in the shortcrust pastry. The benefit is that the calories of the pastry are are significantly reduced (a reduction as much as 550 calories in this quiche), yet the pastry tastes rather...
  2. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Lebanese Tabbouleh (cracked wheat, parsley and tomato salad)

    Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes, de-seeded and diced 100 gms (1/2 cup) bulghur wheat/cracked wheat #3 * Bunch of parsley (preferably flat-leaf), chopped. 1-2 tbsps diced red onion or spring (green) onion 2 tbsps fresh mint, chopped, or 2 tsps dried juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp extra virgin olive...
  3. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Capressa Criolla ( Venezuelan style Capressa salad)

    Ingredients: 1 large, ripe avocado 2 ripe tomatoes ( Heirloom tomatoes would be excellent when in season, like right now) Fresh white cheese ( I used something called "Guayanés"for this; it's a soft, creamy , fresh cheese, slightly salty. you could use Mozzarella, Burrata or Mexican queso...
  4. medtran49

    Recipe Mexican shrimp cocktail/gazpacho (sort of) with saffron

    Serves 2-3 See notes at bottom. Ingredients Shrimp and Shrimp Stock 1/2 red bell pepper, halved, roasted and peeled if desired 1 large red tomato 1/4 large red onion, quartered 3 smallish garlic cloves, mashed 1 pound unpeeled raw jumbo shrimp 2 tsp kosher salt, divided 4 cups tap water 1/2...
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  5. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Smoky Tomato and Bacon Farfalle (Butterflies)

    Ingredients: ( serves 4 people) 3-4 large tomatoes, cut into thick rounds 1 medium onion, cut into thick rounds 5-6 cloves of garlic, skin on 4 rashers bacon, diced 1-2 tsps smoked paprika 100 mls tomato passata 1 tsp sugar 150 mls double cream 1-2 tsps salt, according to taste 1/2 tsp freshly...
  6. TastyReuben

    Recipe Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette

    Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette Makes a little over 1 cup of dressing Ingredients 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 1 1/2 TB honey 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp black...
  7. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Cauliflower and Tomato Curry with Ginger

    Ingredients: 1 small cauliflower, cut into florets 2 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 tbsp tomato paste 100 mls water 1 medium onion, julienned 1 small hot pepper, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1" piece of ginger, cut fine and then julienned 1/2 tsp turmeric 2 tsps cumin powder 2 tsps...
  8. meals cook

    Sosis Bandari Recipe - Sausage with Onion and Tomato Paste

    Bandari sausage or Sosis Bandari is an excellent and quick dish made from meat sausage, tomato paste, spices, and onions. This food is usually served in Iran and all its cities, but it is very famous in the south of Iran. It should be a little spicy and prepared almost the same way. First, we...
  9. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Burmese Tomato Noodles

    Ingredients: ( Serves 2) 4 large tomatoes, diced 3-4 tbsps vegetable oil 1 medium onion, sliced in julienne 1" piece of ginger, peeled and grated 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 fresh Thai or Finger chile, minced (optional) 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp fish sauce...
  10. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Tuna, Tomato and Black Olive Pasta

    Serve 2-3, Preparation 10 mins, Cooking approx. 25 mins 400g/14oz Penne pasta 400g/14oz chopped tinned tomatoes 50g/1¾oz pitted black olives, whole or roughly sliced 1 tbsp dried oregano 300g tinned tuna in olive oil, drained a pinch of salt Rock salt, to taste a sprinkle of freshly ground...
  11. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Green Tomato Ketchup

    I've put this recipe together from a couple of recipes online. Old Fashioned Green Tomato Chutney - Relish - The Cooking Collective Try This Tangy Homemade Green Tomato Ketchup You'll need to make your own spiced pickling vinegar. It's best left to mature for a few days minimum, so make it up...
  12. TastyReuben

    Recipe Spicy sundried tomato paste

    Spicy sundried tomato paste Makes about 16 servings Ingredients 1 tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp salt 1 tsp fennel seeds ½ tsp ground pepper 1 jar (7-10 oz) sun-dried tomatoes in oil Directions Using a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle, grind the cayenne, salt, fennel seeds, and ground pepper to...
  13. Morning Glory

    Recipe Linguine with roasted peppers, strawberries and tomatoes

    Strawberries and tomatoes share many flavour compounds including what is known as the strawberry furanone. To my mind they each hit slightly different notes of sweetness combined with acidity. Balsamic vinegar works well with both and the mellow sweetness of silky roasted peppers softens their...
  14. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Beluga Lentils with Spinach and Spicy Tomato Butter

    Ingredients: 150 gms beluga (black) lentils, washed 1 tsp turmeric 5 cups water 1 tsp salt 150 gms frozen spinach 4-5 tbsps ghee or butter 2 tsps cumin seeds 100 gms onion, finely diced 1 tbsp grated ginger 6 cloves garlic, minced 30 gms coriander leaf, chopped 3-4 green chiles, finely diced 2...
  15. msmofet

    Recipe Ms. Mofet's Linguine and Lentils

    Ms. Mofet's Linguine and Lentils 1 (8 oz. can) Plain Tomato sauce 16 oz. Ms. Mofet's Lentil soup (fill empty 8 oz. tomato sauce can with soup twice) more if needed Salt and ground black pepper – to taste 2 oz. Burgundy wine (fill empty 8 oz. tomato sauce can 1/4 full with wine)* 1/2 lb...
  16. TastyReuben

    Do you eat the stem end of a tomato?

    Here’s a tomato we ate today: See the top of the tomato on the far right, the stem end? Do you all eat that, meaning that middle bit where the fruit was attached to the plant? I cut that out and pitch it in the bin. MrsT eats it and says it’s the best part. What say you, CB’ers?
  17. medtran49

    Recipe Provencale Ratatouille

    This is from Chef Hubert Keller, a Frenchman by birth and cooking style. ETA: This was the best ratatouille I've ever had. INGREDIENTS 3 Tbsp EVOO 1/2 cup diced onion 1/4 cup seeded and diced red bell pepper 1 large tomato, blanched, peeled, seeded and diced 1 tsp finely minced garlic 1/2...
  18. TastyReuben

    Recipe Eggplant Pecorino

    Eggplant Pecorino Makes 4 servings Ingredients for the sauce: 2 TB butter 1/4 cup finely minced onion 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 anchovy fillets, minced 3/4 tsp table salt 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp dried oregano 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 14 oz can diced tomatoes, with juice 1/2 tsp...
  19. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Italian Ricotta and Tomato Baked Pasta

    A simple and creamy homemade tomato and ricotta sauce hugs this truly delightful oven-baked Paccheri pasta. Not to mention the extra crispy topping! Paccheri is a large tube-shaped short pasta made from durum wheat semolina flour originating from the Campania region. Paccheri Pasta is also known...
  20. msmofet

    Recipe Ms. Mofet's Tomato Salad Puttanesca

    Ms. Mofet's Tomato Salad Puttanesca 4 vine ripe tomatoes, chopped 1/2 red onion, chopped 3 TBSP. capers 1/2 C. Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped 6 flat anchovy filets, chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, chopped, or to taste 1/3 C. flat leaf Italian parsley (a couple of handfuls), coarsely...
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