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Home » Course or Meal » Appetizers » A Dozen Different Ways To Use Fresh Garden Tomatoes (12 Super Easy, INSANELY Delicious Recipes!)

A Dozen Different Ways To Use Fresh Garden Tomatoes (12 Super Easy, INSANELY Delicious Recipes!)

June 22nd, 2016 | 24 Comments

There are so many ways to use fresh garden tomatoes, but here is a list of a dozen of them, that are mostly Italian inspired recipes.

Burrata Filled Tomatoes

I have just had to pick all of my tomatoes, green ones and all, because we’re having such extreme heat that the tomatoes were literally being cooked on the vine!

I’m so sad because now I only have one plant left that isn’t in direct sunshine. That said, I know that people with larger gardens have the same issue during the summer: too much fruit at once, which is why I decided to put a dozen of my favorite tomato recipes all in one post so that anyone who needs some new tomato ideas has plenty of choices. Enjoy!

A Dozen Different Ways To Use
Fresh Garden Tomatoes
(12 Super Easy, INSANELY Delicious Recipes!)

1. BRUSCHETTA– If you’ve never had this bread, tomato, garlic and basil heavenliness, please try it STAT! Remember it’s pronounced BROO-SKAY-TAH! (CH in Italian is pronounced like it is in CHIANTI.)

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes bruschetta

2.  GAZPACHO is the perfect summer soup for hot days because it’s served COLD. So nutritious and tasty, too!

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Gazpacho: chilled tomato soup

3. ZIA MARIA’S TUNA, EGG AND TOMATO SALAD. My aunt in Italy made this and I flipped because I loved the flavors together. Who knew you could mix tuna and eggs?

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Tuna, Egg and Tomato Salad

4.  AUTHENTIC (QUICK) ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE FOR PASTA. Yes, you can use real tomatoes and it will be ready before the pasta’s finished cooking! This pasta sauce also freezes beautifully!

plate of spaghetti with basil

5.  QUICK TOMATO AND TURMERIC SOUP Another recipe that uses a lot of tomatoes and freezes beautifully.

tomato and turmeric soup

 

6. PIZZA SAUCE Step away from the processed tomato topping! This recipe is so easy to top your pizza!

best pizza sauce in a bowl with a spoon

7. CAPRESE SALAD. A summer staple at our house and at picnics, Hollywood Bowl and Shakespeare nights!

overhead shot of caprese salad in a bowl

8. SALSA FRESCA. Nothing beats fresh, homemade salsa! (My friend Cynthia’s recipe.)

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Salsa Fresca

9. PANZANELLA a simple Italian salad with tomatoes in the starring role.

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes panzanella

10. BURRATA FILLED TOMATOES so simple to make, but so impressive.

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Burrata Filled Tomatoes

11. TORTILLA SOUP  Comes together so quickly and is incredibly delicious. Make the base in the blender and freeze for later! Works so wonderfully.

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Tortilla Soup

12. PACCHERI Seafood lovers will delight in this dish.

ways to use fresh garden tomatoes Paccheri with Seafood Sauce

 

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24 Responses

  1. Burrata Cheese-Worthy of Summer's First Tomato - Christina's Cucina says:
    August 24, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    […] lived up my expectations along with one of my favorite cheeses; it’s a lovely way to start tomato season before it’s even officially […]

    Reply
  2. Azlin Bloor says:
    August 4, 2016 at 1:52 am

    A wonderful roundup of recipes! I just love the cheese filled ones, I can just imagine the difference in flavour and texture as one bites into it!

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      August 4, 2016 at 10:58 am

      Thank you, Azlin!

      Reply
  3. Nayna Kanabar says:
    August 4, 2016 at 1:31 am

    This is a great list of recipe ideas with tomatoes. I make lots of passatta and freeze it for use in winter.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      August 4, 2016 at 10:59 am

      Excellent way to use them, Nayna!

      Reply
  4. Jayne says:
    August 3, 2016 at 10:29 pm

    What a wonderful selection of recipe! I just love fresh tomatoes, I am just remembering back to being little and I would eat plain tomato sandwiches :)

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      August 3, 2016 at 11:08 pm

      Goodness, I haven’t had a tomato sandwich in ages!!! I have to have one now! Thanks for the reminder! I used to take them to school all the time!

      Reply
  5. Krysten says:
    August 3, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    I love this!
    I am such a tomato fan, it’s one of my favorite parts of this time of year!
    Thank you for such a great post!

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      August 4, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      Me too! Thank you, Krysten!

      Reply
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A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as good food is involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and is constantly promoting Scottish (and British) food as some of the best cuisine the world has to offer—one steak pie and sticky toffee pudding at a time.



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