33 Reasons Tomato You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana

Hello and welcome to this thing we’re doing where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and we’ll talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we ate breakfast in Singapore.

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1. No-Cook Tomato Sauce

This asks you to marinate it for four hours, which is just enough time to squeeze in a mini Scandal marathon.


2. Heirloom Tomato and Mango Lassi with Ground Sumac

via food52

via food52


3. The Only Fried Green Tomato Recipe You’ll Ever Need

I’m serious.


4. Cold Zucchini Noodles with Pesto and Roasted Vegetables


5. Spanish Style Toast with Tomato

via saveur

via saveur


6. Tomato Damn Sandwich

You really don’t need an actual recipe for this masterpiece! Thick tomato slices, mayonaise, salt and pepper, white bread. BAM TOMATO DAMN SANDWICH. Tomato sandwiches are the best part of being a human. Better than the sex part even.


7. Tomato and Cream Cheese Turnovers


8. Vegan Fried Green Tomato Sandwich

via peegaw

via peegaw

Oh my god.


9. Rice Stuffed Tomatoes


10. Provencal Tomatoes

via ina garten bitches

via ina garten bitches


11. Pimento Cheese BLT

Oh my god again.


12. Shakshuka with Grains and Feta


13. Flounder Poached in a Fennel Tomato Sauce


14. Caprese Skewers with Balsamic Drizzle


15. Farmers Market Cornbread with Sweet Corn, Cherry Tomatoes and Sheep’s Cheese


16. Bourbon Caramelized Bacon and Heirloom Tomato BLT with Fried Eggs and Smoked Gouda

Jesus f*cking christ are you kidding me holy shit.


17. Tomato Chicken Noodle Soup


18.Roasted Tomato Caprese Grilled Cheese


19. Heirloom Tomato Saucy Toasts


20. Balsamic Fig Glazed Pork with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes and Gorgonzola Polenta


21. Roasted Tomato Soup


22. Bacon Goat Cheese Tomato Pizza


23. Ginger Tomato Ice Cream


24. Avocado and Heirloom Tomato Toast


25. Cedar Planked Salmon with Blistered Tomatoes


26. Tomato Basil Chicken Stew

via gimme some oven omg that's an adorable name for a food blog WELL PLAYED, MA'AM

via gimme some oven omg that’s an adorable name for a food blog WELL PLAYED, MA’AM


27. Tomato Stack Salad with Corn and Avocado


28. Heirloom Tomato Jam


29. Roasted Tomato Basil Pizza


30. Tomato Bisque with Cheese Croutons


31. Quinoa with Sweet Tomatoes and Green Beans


32. Easy Gazpacho

One time I was in love with a girl and she introduced me to gazpacho and now the two are forever coupled in my brain — this girl and this soup. THANKS A LOT, BRAIN.


33. Standing Over Your Sink with a Salt Shaker

via rachel living the dream

via rachel living the dream


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15 Comments

  1. I’ve made that Shakshuka recipe from Food 52 many times and it WINS. It’s so simple and amazingly delicious. It’s especially good when scooped up with some homemade grilled flat bread. HEAVEN. The fig glazed pork recipe sounds out of this world! Totally saving this recipe.

    Ever since I was 2 (when I called them momonos), my favorite way to eat tomatoes has always been the last suggestion, just plain. Especially fresh picked and still warm from the sun. Tomatoes are my favorite.

  2. Yum!!!! #33 was interesting because I’ve always eaten plain tomatoes topped with black pepper, instead of salt. But I eat cucumbers with salt…hmm. Gonna try the tomato/salt thing now, thanks!

    Also! If you’re on a budget, adding some chopped tomatoes is a good way to make your canned tuna fish seem a little bit fancier.

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