What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: End-of-Season Tomato Salad! Going, going, gone. Ever wonder why homegrown, backyard, garden tomatoes taste so good? Is it because we invest our own blood, sweat, and tears fighting weeds and combatting annoying insects? Surely not. Perhaps it’s because we allow them to ripen naturally on their own schedule, rather than picking them early to allow for transporting and packaging purposes. Whatever the reason, pat yourself on the back and enjoy. It’ll have to hold you til the next planting season rolls around again.
END-OF-SEASON TOMATO SALAD
Ingredients:
5/6 Roma tomatoes, sliced
6-8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup basil, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon Everything But Bagel seasoning
Instructions:
Arrange sliced Roma tomatoes and halved cherry tomatoes on a shallow platter. Tuck red onion strips between layers. Top with fresh basil pieces. Drizzle olive oil over tomatoes. Repeat with balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle salad with kosher salt and Everything But Bagel seasoning. Serve immediately.
🤗😋🍽 I ❤ this salad
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Oh, yes. Me, too. 🍃🍅
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[…] End-of-Season Tomato Salad […]
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Enjoy the bounty. 🍃🍅
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This is almost too beautiful to eat salad, Gail!
Joanna
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Thank youuuu. It is among my favorites. 🍃🍅
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Looks really delicious
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I appreciate hearing that. Blessings. 🌟✨💫
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Welcome and blessings back to you
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Thank you. 🙏🏻🍃
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Looks beautiful as well!
I’ve been roasting the haul we got to be able to prolong the season even more.
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As soon as I make the salad, I munch on it for several meals until it is gone. Then I want more. 🤣🍃🍅
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I bet!
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Our winter is still here, but that means tomato season is on the way.
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Something to plan for, that’s for sure. 🍃🍅
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I have to sacwe this recipe for late August. We’re still waiting on our first ripe tomatoes. The Everything But Bagel seasoning is a good idea.
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It really adds punch! 💥
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That looks beautiful. It’s edible art. YUM! 🙂
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I like the way you think. Food photos are like an art gallery. 👀🍃
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I totally agree. 🙂
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Tomatoes are so delicious 🍅🍃
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Tomatoes are our friends, that’s for sure. 🍃🍅
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Good friends to have 🍃🍅
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Love tomatoes in season! Off season I prefer cherry tomatoes. 🙂
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Cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes are simply delicious. 🍃🍅
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Delicious, but End Of Season!? We’re not even into the dog days of summer and lots more tomatoes are still ripening on the vines! ❤️&🙏, c.a.
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I’m learning the seasons run at different times in Florida. For instance, Farmers Markets thrive in the winter months because summers are too hot to handle. 🔥
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Oh, how good looks that and so perfect for a hot summer day.
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Tomato Salads, marinated tomatoes, and fresh tomatoes make my knees weak. 😜🍃🍅
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I had some tomato-cucumber salad with onions for lunch… the best thing on the hottest day of the year.
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Ohmygosh, I looove that combination. 🍅🥒🧅
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I hear you!!!!
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It is always fresh tomato feast or famine!
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Right? I mean, seriously how many days can you eat BLTs in a row??? 😍🥓🥬🍅
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Hmmm. At some point, I want bruschetta on a crusty sourdough baguette!
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I’m in. What time did you say? 🤔⏰
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1 p.m. The tomatoes will still be warm from the vine…
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Ahhh. Yesss. 🍃🍅🌞
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I have kept this recipe Gail…it looks and sounds fabulous (and so easy)
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I use it often. After awhile, you’ll be able to throw it together without the recipe. 😜🍃🍅
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❤️😋😋😋
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I feel the same way. 😍
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oh my! oh my! Yummy Yummy. This is great stuff
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I agree. I think I made it a week straight because I couldn’t get enough! 🍃🍅
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