It’s the best time of year for summer vegetables. Our gardens and local farmers markets are running over with an abundance of beautiful fruits and veggies. Sometimes we forget all that we can do with the pile of tomatoes on the table, so for this month’s top five, we’ve decided to share some ideas for things to make with local garden ingredients.1. Pizza: Top off a pizza with all the veggies you can find in your garden and throw it on the grill to melt all the goodness together. Particularly good for roma tomato slices, green peppers, and fresh basil.
2. Pico de Gallo: This is the perfect dish to make when your pile of fresh picked tomatoes becomes overwhelming. Chop up lots of tomatoes, add onion, green peppers, cucumber, jalapeno peppers, cilantro and lime juice. Serve with tortilla chips or use to top off a chicken or rice dish.
3. Tomato Sandwiches: Yes, it's the old standby, but it doesn't get much better than this on a summer evening. Perfect on white bread with a bit of mayo, salt and pepper. Add onion, lettuce, cheese, sprouts, peppers or fresh herbs to spice it up a bit.
4. Caprese Salad: Highlight the simple deliciousness of the tomato by layering tomato slices with fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, sea salt, cracked pepper and a light drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
5. Tomato Sauce: At the end of the season, think about using some of those tomatoes to create sauce that you can freeze and use in pasta dishes in the winter.
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