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. Baked oreganate potatoes

    Baked oreganate potatoes

    Oreganate potatoes, a side or main dish made with potatoes, tomatoes, breadcrumb, oregano and red onion.
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    Recipe Mediterranean aubergine rolls

    Ingredients for about 10 aubergine rolls: 2 sprig of fresh thyme (or basil if you prefer) 1 aubergine 100 g. of mozzarella extra virgin olive oil to taste n° 15 black or green pitted olives dried oregano a teaspoon of capers salt and black pepper to taste tomato sauce 100 ml 2/3 cherry...
  3. sidevalve

    Tomato dip sandwiches ?

    Anybody remember them - again I suppose you have to be of and age [dip - ie the leavings in the pan from frying tomatoes, not ketchup]
  4. Morning Glory

    Recipe Spicy Turmeric Cauliflower with Tomatoes and Onions

    This is a light, fresh tasting curry side dish. Cooking the cauliflower in water with turmeric adds a subtle flavour and a glorious yellow colour. This idea could be used in other cauliflower dishes too! If you have never used fresh turmeric then you are missing a treat. Do try it if you can...
  5. Bow pasta with aubergine

    Bow pasta with aubergine

    A simple and tasty pasta dish with aubergine, fresh tomatoes, basil and grated parmesan.
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  6. Morning Glory

    Recipe Tomatoes baked with Mozzarella, Anchovies and Croutons

    I was looking for ideas to use up stale bread and some tomatoes. My favourite 'fish' casserole dish gave me the idea of adding anchovies. I served it with a crisp green salad. Its really simple to make. You need a shallow baking dish for this recipe. Ingredients (serves 2) 500g tomatoes 100g...
  7. Yorky

    Tomatoes - what to do with them

    A friend's wife delivered a bag of freshly picked tomatoes this evening. There are red ones, green ones, small ones, ones as big as yer 'ead. I'll take a picture tomorrow. And I've just finished making salsa. Any suggestions would be be appreciated.
  8. Morning Glory

    Recipe Avocado, Date and Blood Orange Salad

    A sweet, salty and sour salad. I've been experimenting with dates and with blood oranges and so I have rather a lot of both to use up. And then there was the avocado in the fridge which had reached its peak. Now it has to be said, that I am not a fan of avocados , so this is a labour of love...
  9. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Making the tomato taste better again

    I was reading something a few days ago when I came across an article on the humble tomato. It seems that is flavour had been bred out of it by growers looking for bigger tomatoes because they think people want bigger fruit and also a bigger tomato means more money when each tomato is picked by...
  10. C

    Recipe Hearty Tomato Soup With Cheesy Vegemite Toasts

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  11. Yorky

    How do you build your burger?

    I tend to build my burgers the same with only minor amendments. This one was base, green oak lettuce, beef patty, ketchup/balsamic vinegar (70/30), pickled jalapeños, mid section, sliced tomatoes, raw onion and then the lid. Sometimes I add a fried or poached egg before the lid.
  12. Morning Glory

    Recipe Gingered Prawns with Orange Rapture Sauce and Linguine

    This recipe was inspired by the beautiful Orange Rapture tomatoes, grown here in Kent. You could make this with any good ripe tomatoes, of course but use golden or yellow tomatoes if you want the colour. Saffron and splash of white wine adds a real depth and aromatic twist to the sauce. (Serves...
  13. Morning Glory

    Recipe Have you discovered Burrata?

    Burrata is a new kid on the block here in the UK and aside from specialist markets in London, the only place I can get it is from Ocado (on-line supermarket). So what is it? Its a fresh Italian cheese (burrata means 'buttered' in Italian). It looks a bit like mozzarella but when you cut into it...
  14. Yorky

    Recipe Pasta Farina Gamberetto

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  15. Yorky

    Recipe Duck Egg Sambal

    Ingredients · 4 Hard boiled duck eggs, shelled · 10 Shallots, chopped · 6 Garlic cloves, chopped · 8 Fresh red Thai chilies, chopped · 1 Stalk lemon grass, sliced · 3 tsps Cayenne pepper · 1 tsp Ground turmeric · 1 tsp Salt · 2 tsps...
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  16. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Can someone please remind me how to peel tomatoes?

    Can someone please remind me how to peel tomatoes? I know it is in a pan of boiling water. I know you wait until the skin splits, but then when I peel the skin off, rather a lot of tomato is coming with it. I don't think a couple of mm is meant to but getting just the skin off is really...
  17. Morning Glory

    Recipe Self Devouring Salad

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  18. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    A study into tomatoes in the fridge reveals they do lose their flavour

    Tomatoes are featuring in the news quite a bit at the moment, but I think I have found out why. On Monday (17th October 2016), researchers at The University of Florida published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when tomatoes are stored at the temperature kept in...
  19. Morning Glory

    Do you store tomatoes in the fridge?

    'Never put your tomatoes in the fridge - and nine other foods you're storing wrong' reports the Telegraph. Well personally I've never stored any of the foods listed in the fridge but what about you...
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    Recipe Chicken, Okra and Tomato Curry with Sesame (with vegan option)

    Chicken, Okra and Tomato Curry with Sesame Its national curry week in the UK! To celebrate, here is a new recipe I developed this week. You can make this dish as hot or mild as you wish according to the amount of chilli powder added. You can also use the same basic sauce for pork are for a...
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