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30 Things to Do With Ripe Tomatoes

March 30, 2015 by Stacey 20 Comments

 

Got a glut of tomatoes? Here are 30 ways to cook, bake, eat, and preserve them for later. So good! www.theveggiemama.comIt’s that time of year when the tomato growth is outdoing our capacity to eat them all on crackers with sea salt. Right? Right.

I make a lot with good big juicy red ripe tomatoes, and this year I experimented even further. Between that and the jam, there’s no room left in my pantry for anything else. Except probably more salt. I love salt.

If you’re finding yourself swimming in more tomato than you know what to do with, then grab a big pot, some sterilised jars, and flavoursome odds and ends. You’ll thank yourself in the middle of winter!

You can, of course, make tomato chutney. or relish. Whatever. I made two big jars. Also ketchup.

Or try enchilada sauce, which I did this time. It’s a bit watery as I only have a water bath canner (and therefore am limited to what I can can to be shelf-stable, unlike pressure canners) but it will thicken up nicely when needed.

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I also made barbecue sauce this year, which required skinning the tomatoes, which requires blanching and iced water, which is entirely too much faffing about for my liking, but I like barbecue sauce. The smoky, sweet, thick kind. I’ve got my fingers crossed for when I open these babies. The link isn’t the recipe I used (cos I can’t remember it!) but that’s the one I want to try next.

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What I wish I HAD done was make these beautiful semi-dried tomatoes from Foxslane. Ugh. I want them so bad.

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You can use them to make this chilli tomato jam, or this chilli tomato sugo. Make tons and can the former, freeze the latter.

Or you could try:

Tomato Sauce (recipes for both water bath and pressure canners)

Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Tomato Chips

Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce

How to Make Tomato Paste

Italian Tomato Sauce

Passata (I want that giant pot!)

Minestrone

Pasta e Fagioli

Zesty Salsa for Canning

Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

Tomato and Basil Bake

How to Make Canned Tomatoes

Carrot, Tomato, and Coconut Soup (really only including this for the newborn spam!)

Roasted Tomato Soup

Make Your Own Canned Pizza Sauce

Shakshuka on a Budget

Homemade Pico de Gallo

Crockpot Marinara Sauce

Homemade V8 Juice

Grilled Tomato Gazpacho

Roasted Salsa

Recipes for Canning Tomatoes

 

So what are you gonna make? What’s your tomato glut go-to recipe?

 

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  1. The Vegetarian Mermaid says

    March 30, 2015 at 6:09 am

    This post is amazing since tomatoes are always in the fridge. Thank you so much for the recipe inspirations.<33

    Vegetarian Courtesy

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 30, 2015 at 9:40 am

      Here’s to a delicious tomatoey year!

      Reply
  2. Jessica Tilley says

    March 30, 2015 at 7:47 am

    So far I’ve done 15 jars of the River Cottage Roasted Tomato Passata and 8 jars of Ball Preserving Book Bruschetta-In-A-Jar. So yummy!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 30, 2015 at 9:40 am

      ooh bruschetta in a jar! Did you have to pressure can that? Yum!

      Reply
      • Jessica Tilley says

        March 30, 2015 at 9:46 am

        No! Just water bath. I got the recipe from this book http://m.bookdepository.com/Complete-Book-Home-Preserving/9780778801313
        Essentially you put tomatoes into your heated jars and pour over this hot mix of vineyard and herbs. So excited to taste it on crusty bread when it’s winter!

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        • Veggie Mama says

          March 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm

          ah hot vinegar! of course!

          Reply
  3. Maxabella says

    March 30, 2015 at 10:05 am

    God I love tomatoes! Thanks for including our tomato passata, Stace. We are sun drying some tomatoes in a thunderstorm today… er… not quite working! Hopefully the sun will resume operation tomorrow!!! x

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      haha humid tomatoes!

      Reply
  4. Emma's Garden Grows says

    March 30, 2015 at 11:32 am

    I made tomato relish and tomato passata this year. So good!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      isn’t it! Love relish with cheese and crackers.

      Reply
  5. Reannon @shewhorambles says

    March 30, 2015 at 11:56 am

    My pantry was chock full of passata when my plants were producing. Every time I made a batch of Kate’s oven dried tomatoes we ate them almost immediately! They are the very best. Since my plants have finished I picked up bags of toms on the cheap & just last Friday scored a boxed of second quality ones for 10 bucks! I actually jarred up some whole peeled tomatoes & tried drying them in the dehydrator- they are OK but not a smidge as good as the oven dried ones. I’ll stick to that method forever. I ran out of jars so still have half a box on the bench that I gotta do stuff with s soon as I get my hands on more jars. Thanks for the tips x

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      I just keep ordering more online! soon I’ll be able to build a glass house.

      Reply
  6. Brianna Guzman says

    March 31, 2015 at 3:35 am

    Awesome! Cateyes Swimwear has some beautiful bikinis for this 2015 Spring/Summer seasons! Check out http://cateyesswimwear.com for your next bikini! 🙂

    Reply
  7. sammie@theannoyedthyroid.com says

    March 31, 2015 at 7:33 pm

    I want to swim in tomatoes just so I can make ALL the things! Toms are noms! Wish I had a balcony big to grow them and a larder big enough to store my spoils. A girl can dream, can’t she?!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      April 1, 2015 at 8:35 pm

      That sounds like my dream!

      Reply
  8. Jane says

    July 27, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Awesome! I also grow tomatoes in my garden and I got many recipes from you. And I want to share my experience about why are tomatoes not turning red in here:
    http://puffycarrot.com/why-are-my-tomatoes-not-turning-red/

    Reply

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    April 3, 2015 at 5:31 pm

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  2. naomi bulger: Wednesday link bonanza says:
    April 15, 2015 at 7:32 am

    […] I ended up throwing more than half of them out before we could eat them. And THEN I saw this list: 30 things to do with ripe tomatoes. Next year, tomatoes, you are […]

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