Tomatoes

 Storage Tips

• Store tomatoes at room temperature out of direct sunlight. Storing in the refrigerator can degrade the texture and make them mealy. Will store for up to five days

• Store heirloom tomatoes stem-side down as the “bottom” of the tomatoes are fragile when ripe and can bruise easily.

Culinary Tips

• Heirloom tomatoes are delicious sliced thickly, drizzled with good olive oil and coarse salt and eaten on a think slice of sourdough bread. Also fabulous cut into big chunks and tossed into a salad.

• Cherry tomatoes can be eaten as a snack, thrown into salads, blistered on a stove top and made into a quick pasta sauce with lots of garlic and herbs, or dehydrated in a lot oven to preserve.

• Canning tomatoes have a lower water content and are perfect for sauces. We recommend the book “Foolproof Preserving” for fabulous tomato sauce recipes.

Bucatini with Roasted Eggplant and Cherry Tomato Sauce