Tomatoes are great, but short of chopping them up, making them into a soup, or making pasta sauce with them - we don't really have a clue.
Well I'm here today to add a little variety back into your tomato cooking and show you 3 unusual and unique recipes for those fresh tomatoes you harvested from the garden.
Fresh Garden Salsa: You usually don't think to make your own salsa, but it's remarkably easy and quick to make.
You're going to need: - 5 fresh garden tomatoes - 1/2 cup chopped red onion - 1/2 chopped fennel - 1 tbsp chopped cilantro - 1 tbsp chopped basil - 1 tbsp chopped seeded jalapeno pepper - 1 tbsp of orange juice - 1 tbsp olive oil - Salt and pepper to taste I don't need to write preparation instructions for this - just chop and mix everything, then mix again.
Serve with your favourite chips.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Instead of just tossing them in a salad, try roasting these little baby tomatoes instead.
Begin by tossing a pint of baby tomatoes with a tablespoon of olive oil, and sprinkling with salt and pepper.
Place on a baking tray and roast on high for 5-7 minutes until the skins begin to split.
Serve as a side dish with a sprinkling of your favorite herbs on top, like basil.
It makes a great to the norm.
Vertical Tomato Salad Whoever said salads have to be green and flat was simply unimaginative.
Make this one vertical by slicing a variety of fresh tomatoes and stacking them.
Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with your favourite herbs, and add salt and pepper to taste.
Simply sublime, and definitely different.