How are the tomatoes coming?
August 1, 2009
St. Charles County, MO
We are so fortunate to live in an area ripe with drip-down-the-chin juicy tomatoes. If you find yourself with a bounty of home-grown goodies, which you’ve either grown yourself or received from a kind soul, savor this seasonal moment.
Fresh tomatoes lining your windowsill might put you in the mood to try these recipes:
Super-flexible tomato relish-salsa
Chop three to six ripe tomatoes into a bowl.
Add one chopped onion, chopped green pepper and chopped celery rib.
Toss in some chopped jalapenos according to taste or one tsp. of red pepper flakes.
(Careful with jalapenos--wash your hands and don’t touch your eyes!)
Add two pinches of salt, some pepper and ½ teaspoon garlic powder.
Toss in about ¼ teaspoon sugar.
If you have some, add the juice of one lime or a squirt or two of lemon juice.
Mix all ingredients and let sit in fridge for a couple hours.
If you’d like it saucier, whirl salsa in a blender or add juice from a can of tomatoes.
Fried green tomatoes
Amounts vary depending on how many tomatoes you have.
Slice some green tomatoes about ¼ inch-thick. Salt and pepper them.
Dip each slice in a shallow bowl of cornmeal, covering both sides.
Fry one or two at a time in hot oil until golden (about 3 minutes each side)
Keep warm in a 200 degree oven until entire batch is ready to serve.
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