{"id":192021,"date":"2022-02-27T05:38:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.menuculture.com\/recipeshop\/?p=192021"},"modified":"2022-03-02T07:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:21:40","slug":"makin-use-of-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menuculture.com\/recipeshop\/2022\/02\/27\/makin-use-of-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Use of Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Unique Ways to Use Extra Tomatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have planted a garden in the past, you know tomatoes are often prolific. Before you know it, you have an over abundance of tomatoes. You don\u2019t want to can them. Freezing isn\u2019t such a good idea. And you can only eat so much spaghetti. If you\u2019re looking for unique ways to use extra tomatoes look no further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Slice them up \u2013 Use slices for hamburgers and sandwiches. In the South, people have tomato slices as a side dish. If you\u2019ve never tried that, now would be a perfect time.<\/li><li>Make salsa \u2013 There are so many different salsa recipes available in cookbooks, magazines and on the internet. Try different recipes with your extra tomatoes. If you\u2019re tired of store-bought salsa, can some for the colder months. An unusual salsa recipe you can enjoy with fresh from the garden tomatoes also has mangos, onion, jalapenos and avocado.<\/li><li>Eat them while they\u2019re green \u2013 Many Southerners love fried green tomatoes, some people from other areas of the country do, too. Slice the tomatoes, bread them and then fry them up for a tasty treat.<\/li><li>Stuff them \u2013 Slice the top of the tomato off, scoop out the seeds and fill with your favorite egg, tuna or chicken salad. Not only will this be a great way to avoid having to wash an extra dish, it will look wonderful and you can eat it when you\u2019re finished with the salad.<\/li><li>Make tomato soup \u2013 Canned soup from the store might be good in a pinch but homemade tomato soup is super! Use your family\u2019s favorite tomato soup recipe and can it for the winter months.<\/li><li>Break out the dehydrator \u2013 Tomatoes are easy to dehydrate. Cut off any bruises, slice them up, put them on the dehydrator rack and turn it on. Before long you\u2019ll have dried tomatoes which can be used in various recipes throughout the year.<\/li><li>Add them to salads \u2013 Cut the tomatoes into cubes along with onions and cucumbers. Add a nice vinaigrette dressing and you\u2019ll have a different salad. Of course, you can also cut them up and add them to typical tossed salad, as well.<\/li><li>Make homemade ketchup \u2013 Ripe tomatoes, garlic, cider vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves make awesome ketchup your family will love.<\/li><li>Shish kabob them \u2013 The next time you get a nice cut of meat that is the perfect size for a shish kabob, skewer the meat along with tomatoes, red onion and mushrooms. Brush them with olive oil and grill them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The above are a few of the many unique ways to use extra tomatoes from your garden. If all else fails and you still have too many after trying these ways, give them away to friends, family, local food banks or nursing homes. They\u2019re sure to be appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article from kitchenbloggers.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_daim_seo_power":"","_daim_enable_ail":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128000],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/menuculture.com\/recipeshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-photo-96616.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":232638,"url":"https:\/\/menuculture.com\/recipeshop\/2025\/03\/17\/salsa-de-molcajete\/","url_meta":{"origin":192021,"position":0},"title":"Salsa de molcajete","author":"admin","date":"March 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Salsa de molcajete Salsa de molcajete is a traditional Mexican salsa made using a molcajete, which is a type of mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock. 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