If you are a lucky member of the Innisfree Veggie Garden CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, you are receiving tons of tomatoes this week. It may seem overwhelming, at first… but, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There are so many wonderful things you can do with this fruit (yes – it is a fruit, technically not a vegetable). Here are a few ideas (for further details, click the links please):
- dehydrate them. One does not technically need a dehydrator to do so, it can be done in the oven at a low temperature.
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make some veggie stew or ratatouille for supper. This option also involves using some of your provided onions, eggplant, and summer squash. :)
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make some homemade tomato soup (and freeze it for those cold winter days).
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make some very simple tomato salad. I just chop tomato, shred some basil (which is also coming in your CSA), mince some garlic, and mix with olive oil and salt and pepper. Ta da!
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add sliced tomato to one of the garden’s homemade frozen pizzas (available in the Pasture Fence freezers). It tastes awesome. I also recommend adding some dried or fresh herbs such as thyme, oregano, and basil. Yum!!!
Good luck with your tomato-y mission. If you do have trouble using up your red fruits, please just distribute them to the compost pile. Bon appetit!
