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Tomato Recipes Needed

Since all of my tomatoes are turning red all at once, and I've got them out the wazoo, I need some tomato recipies - stat.

Hubby loves homemade salsa and tomato sauce, so if any of you have recipes for either of them, would you mind sharing?  Other recipes are welcome too! :)  TIA Big Smile

 

Re: Tomato Recipes Needed

  • We have a lot fresh hot peppers this summer so we're going to try to make salsa with this recipe:

    Chevy's Salsa

    Whip out the food processor and fire up the grill
    because you?ll need these essential tools to clone
    one of the best restaurant salsas in the business.
    The key to recreating the flavor of the real deal
    is to fire roast the tomatoes and the jalapenos,
    and to add a little mesquite-flavored liquid smoke.
    The restaurant chain uses a mesquite grill, so these
    steps are crucial to getting the same smoky flavor
    as the addictive restaurant version. Chevys uses chipotle
    peppers, or smoked red jalapeno peppers. But unless you
    grow your own jalapenos, it may be difficult to find the
    riper red variety in your local supermarket. For this recipe,
    the green jalapeno peppers will work fine.

    6 medium tomatoes
    10 jalapenos (red is best)
    1/4 of a medium Spanish onion
    2 cloves garlic
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    2 tablespoons white vinegar
    2 teaspoons salt
    1 1/2 teaspoons mesquite-flavored liquid smoke

    1. Preheat your barbecue grill to high temperature.

    2. Remove any stems from the tomatoes, then rub some oil over
    each tomato. You can leave the stems on the jalapenos.

    3. Place the tomatoes on the grill when it?s hot. After about
    10 minutes, place all of the jalapenos onto the grill. In about
    10 minutes you can turn the tomatoes and the peppers. When almost
    the entire surface of the peppers has charred black you can remove
    them from the grill. The tomatoes will turn partially black, but
    when the skin begins to come off they are done. Put the peppers
    and tomatoes on a plate and let them cool.

    4. When the tomatoes and peppers have cooled, remove most of the
    skin from the tomatoes and place them into a food processor.
    Pinch the stem end from each of the peppers and place them into
    the food processor as well. Toss out the liquid that remains on
    the plate.

    5. Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and puree
    on high speed for 5-10 seconds or until the mixture has a smooth
    consistency.

    6. Place the salsa into a covered container and chill for several
    hours or overnight while the flavors develop.

    Makes approximately 2 cups.

    My sweet boy
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  • Not sauce or salsa, but I love to make fresh tomato, mozzarella and basil sandwiches.  

    Use some type of artsy bread, i like to use Rosemary and Olive oil bread:

    slice tomato into thin slices

    slice fresh mozzarella

    several leaves of basil

    olive oil

    Balsamic vinegar

    Toast bread, then layer basil, mozzarella, then tomato, pour olive oil and balsamic vinegar over sandwich (open face)

    a friend of mine likes to put it all in the oven to melt the mozzarella a bit 

  • Caprese Salad - fresh mozz, tomato & basil w/balsalmic
  • I'm going to make a bunch of this recipe in nother week or so when my mom's all turn red!

    http://animalvegetablemiracle.com/Tomato%20Sauce.pdf

  • This recipe is so simple and SO yummy...

    Take the Grands Biscuits and break them down into 16 biscuits (essentially splitting the eight biscuits that come in the tube in half.)

    Bake them until they are golden brown on top.

    While they are baking, combine fresh basil (or dried, fresh just tastes better to me) and mayo in a bowl. You will need approx. 1/2 cup of mayo and as much chopped basil as you prefer.

    When the biscuits are done baking, spread the mayo mixture on top of the biscuits. Top with a slice of tomato and a sprinkle of salt.
    I just made this recipe on Friday night and there wasn't a single one left over.. they are so good (and really pretty, too!)

    Enjoy!

  • HersheyBride--your recipe sounds so good, I with DH would eat tomatoes. 
  • for an easy tomato salad, dice tomatoes and as much onion as you like and cover w/ 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup vinegar, and 1/4 sugar. the liquid should cover the vegetables so you may need to double or adjust accordingly. i also added cucumbers when i made it this weekend.
  • I made this soup the other day with my copious tomato crop:

    I might substitute some stock for the tomato juice as I think it gave it a rather sweet flavor, but other than that it was delicious!

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