Seasonal Tomatoes - Shopping & Cooking
Check out the San Francisco Chronicle article:FAMILY HEIRLOOMS: Odd looking, completely delicious, these tomatoes jump out of the box.
Images below.
Look for: Firm, full-colored, plump tomatoes. Avoid pale, spotted, mushy tomatoes.
Storage: If not ripe yet, put in a paper bag for a few days. If ripe, store stem-side down. Don't refrigerate unless already cut.
Uses: Raw in salads, sandwiches, and salsas, stuffed and baked, grilled, roasted, cooked for sauces/dressings. If serving raw, flavor is best close to room temperature.
What's cooking:
Farm Recipes
Gourmet/Bon Appetit Recipes
- Cherokee purple tomatoes with fresh anchovies and chopped olives -- Michael Tusk at Quince
- King salmon "B.L.T", Marvel Stripe tomatoes, sweet corn, bacon, green olive tapenade -- John Clark & Gayle Pirie at Foreign Cinema
- Cornmeal-crusted fried green tomato & egg sandwich w/ arugula & garlic mayo on ciabatta -- Mark Gordon at Rose's Cafe
- Pork leg with shell beans, baked tomato, & summer savory -- Alice Waters at Chez Panisse
- Grilled rack of lamb w/ roasted eggplant, oven dried tomato & aioli -- Loretta Keller at Bizou
There are over 80 varieties of heirloom tomatoes at our local markets. Here is a sampling!
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| BLACK KRIM | BRANDYWINE | COPIA | ||
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| COSTOLUTO | GOLDEN GIRL GOLDEN JUBILEE |
GREEN ZEBRA | ||
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| KENTUCKY BEEFSTEAK | MARVEL STRIPE | ODORIKO | ||
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| PINEAPPLE | PURPLE CALABASH | PURPLE CHEROKEE | ||
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| RED STRIPE STUFFER | ROMAN CANDLE | YELLOW RUFFLE | ||
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Thanks to Eatwell Farm, Balakian Farm and Lucero Organic Farm for the tomato models!