638870 Thu Jul 23 10:14:10 -0700 2009 48 31 Home Cooking 0 4884121 Watching my cherry tomato plants begin to produce and realizing I am going to have a lot of cherry tomatoes. Any suggestions for how to use them? I have half red sweet 100's and a yellow pear shaped one...thanks for any ideas. Thu Jul 23 10:14:10 -0700 2009 15039 Tripper 1 4884194 succotash of lima beans, halved cherry tomatoes, fresh corn, red onion and cilantro. So good. Thu Jul 23 10:30:33 -0700 2009 4884121 157661 hollyd 2 4884276 Succotash? That's similar to my corn relish recipe....only I use garbanzo or cannellini beans instead of the lima beans. I usually give it a southwestern flair and spice it with the addition of Chili or Cayenne peppers. A great side dish served hot, room temperature or cold.....Roasted String Beans/Haricot Vert with Cherry Tomatoes. I like to use shallots or garlic depending on what is available at the time in my pantry...just olive oil, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper. I personally do not care for vinegars or other acids....but naturally, season according to your preferences and tastes. Thu Jul 23 10:57:46 -0700 2009 4884194 123497 fourunder 3 4885439 well succotash is any salad that's mostly corn and lima beans, I thought. Thu Jul 23 16:40:50 -0700 2009 4884276 157661 hollyd 4 4885446 I guess I should have used a smiley face:-) ........Sorry, my intent was to compliment you. Thu Jul 23 16:44:20 -0700 2009 4885439 123497 fourunder 5 4886693 woosh, right over my head. Fri Jul 24 07:10:01 -0700 2009 4885446 157661 hollyd 1 4884250 roast them very slowly--like 200, 250, for along time, maybe a couple hours. drizzle with good olive oil ad garlic first. then you can eat them out of hand or freeze them for later use, like in the dead of winter. Thu Jul 23 10:49:12 -0700 2009 4884121 86106 cocktailhour 2 4898747 I like roasting mine like that, but I usually skip the garlic. When they're coolish toss them on pasta with whatever cheese and herbs you like together. It's something nice to eat at room temp. Tue Jul 28 18:53:29 -0700 2009 4884250 64882 Vetter 2 4907600 Those roasted cherry tomatoes are excellent in almost any pasta dish. I also halve them and stuff witha mixture of mayo, bacon, green onion. Combinations are endless. Fri Jul 31 15:53:35 -0700 2009 4884250 223367 nvcook 1 4884259 You can oven dry them. Thu Jul 23 10:51:53 -0700 2009 4884121 10027 Chris VR 1 4884348 I had THOUSANDS last summer, and had to get creative about using them. I oven-dried tons of them, just as it (no oil or flavorings) and froze them for later use. I used them in soups, stews, quiches (yum!), sauces, sandwiches, pasta mix-ins.... all the time. Also, I frequently (like, every other night) served a salad of halved cherry toms (I had 4 colors), mixed with oil, a vinegar (balsamic, red wine, champagne, sherry....), a cheese (fresh mozz, bleu, feta, etc), and fresh herbs (thyme, basil, oregano, chives). I would just pick a 'theme" based on whatever was on hand or went with the rest of the meal, let it marinate on my counter for a few hours, and it was a great side dish. Or- use the whole mix, and toss it with fresh pasta as a no-cook sauce. Thu Jul 23 11:20:46 -0700 2009 4884121 62469 happybellynh 2 4884576 How did you store and use the dried cherry tomatoes? It sounds like a good idea, I am wondering how to make use of them later. Thu Jul 23 12:16:19 -0700 2009 4884348 15039 Tripper 3 4887146 I halved them and placed on a sprayed cookie sheet, slow roasted at about 200F for maybe 3 hours until they were still soft, but leathery-feeling. Then cool and store in ziplock in the freezer. I placed 2 cups or so in a sandwich bag, then all my little bags in a one-gallon ziplock. Then pull out one bag at ta time to keep in the fridge and use over a week or so. As I noted above, I used them almost anywhere that tomatoes would be good- but they were very sweet, so I limited the sugar in the overall dish if there was any. My very favorite dish with them was a CI creamy tomato sauce- crushed toms, dried toms, and tom paste with wine and garlic, and a splash of cream. Fri Jul 24 09:07:56 -0700 2009 4884576 62469 happybellynh 1 4884607 Make a colorful short-cooking pasta sauce: sweat red onion, scallion, and garlic. Add thinly-sliced bell pepper in at least two colors. When just about soft, add fresh basil and whole cherry tomatoes and simmer until they start to collapse. Last year I made a good and pretty variation using diced pancetta, red and green for the bell peppers, and yellow cherry tomatoes. Thu Jul 23 12:23:51 -0700 2009 4884121 159317 greygarious 2 4896969 in summer, i do an uncooked sauce. get out your serving bowl. slice the cherry tomatoes in half (or rough chop larger ones) and mix them in the bowl with salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, red chili flakes and pieces of a soft cheese, like brie or goat. i often add basil or mint, lemon zest and juice too. let this all marinate at room temp for a few hours, under plastic wrap. cook the pasta, drain and dump it in the bowl. toss. you can reserve some of the pasta water and add it to *loosen* the sauce if needed. Tue Jul 28 09:11:21 -0700 2009 4884607 30273 hotoynoodle 3 4907565 Yum! I do this too but I've never used brie. Interesting! I usually use parmesan. Fri Jul 31 15:42:09 -0700 2009 4896969 61135 Boudleaux 1 4884930 This Tuscan Tuna Salad sounds delicious, fits your requirement and may possibly be my lunch tomorrow. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/tuscan_tuna_salad.html Thu Jul 23 13:53:02 -0700 2009 4884121 152043 TampaAurora 1 4885045 For a while I took cherry tomatoes and hummus to work for lunch every day! Thu Jul 23 14:33:20 -0700 2009 4884121 169792 lgss 1 4885049 My Dad used to take buckets of them to work to share as a snack. Thu Jul 23 14:34:17 -0700 2009 4884121 169792 lgss 1 4885280 This is a ridiculously easy recipe I have started to make frequently, not only because it is so easy but because it is so killer good: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Roast-Chicken-with-Tomatoes-and-Marjoram-108245 Thu Jul 23 15:45:34 -0700 2009 4884121 10308 Tom P 2 4885490 This sounds great...so did the sides (succotash, green beans etc) mentioned and the pasta sauce. Thank you to everyone...should keep me busy for a while. Thu Jul 23 17:01:50 -0700 2009 4885280 15039 Tripper 3 4895578 I gotta agree on this recipie, so good and so easy... I have frozen lots of cherry tomatoes due to the same problem (unfortunately this year the tomoato blight wiped me out due to all the rain...) - I have used frozen ones in this recipie, not quite as good, but still a nice meal in the winter, you just get a bit more liquid due to the tomartoes being frozen...make some 5 minute bread to soak it up with and you are all set! Mon Jul 27 18:14:26 -0700 2009 4885490 53762 geminigirl 4 4898528 I, too, love this Epi recipe and have made it many times! I believe I have also posted it on Chowhound in various threads...it is so beautiful with marjoram OR basil...you just can't go wrong. A fabulous summer dinner, for sure! Tue Jul 28 17:31:19 -0700 2009 4895578 11983 Val 5 4902726 I think I got that recipe from you Val, thank you. Love it too!!!! Thu Jul 30 06:29:10 -0700 2009 4898528 49588 lexpatti 4 4898643 i had a ton of tomatoes today... and i'm pretty sure in a couple days i'm going to be overrun with sweet 100s and yellow pear tomatoes too.... weird coincidence reading this thread.... I've already eaten many plain with salt pepper and basil (that i picked too), I'm planning a roasted cherry tomato sauce (halve, toss with evoo, s&p, and add some basil when almost done, toss with pasta and some pasta water), I'm going to make tomato tarts (single layer with roasted garlic, carmelized onion, etc), sun dried tomatoes.... and there i'm stuck Tue Jul 28 18:07:33 -0700 2009 4895578 264146 kubasd 1 4886790 James Beard's peeled cherry tomatoes with garlic and herbs: Blanch the round ones very briefly, peel them (yes it's a pain, but this is a delicious dish), and just warm them through (so they don't collapse) in olive oil in which you have previously cooked a clove or so of finely-chopped garlic and some fresh thyme or other preferred herb. Could also leave out the cooked herb and top with fresh basil (the recipe dates from a day in which fresh herbs other than curly parsley were not widely available). James Beard: what a cook. Fri Jul 24 07:35:06 -0700 2009 4884121 13709 buttertart 1 4894054 I tend to buy a lot of very high-quality cherry, grape, and other tiny tomatoes, and they don't always get finished before showing their age ... I rinse them off, spread them out, whole, on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, and roast at about 300 for a couple of hours, or till they are completely squishy but not blackened. I then put them through the food mill to make a purée, which freezes nicely for a variety of uses later, including as is for pasta sauce. By not using garlic, chili, or anything with the roasted tomatoes, you have more flexibility when you use it later. Mon Jul 27 10:15:28 -0700 2009 4884121 83777 mbfant 1 4894635 Just made the cutest looking Caprese salad with halved cherry toms and pearl bocconcini...maybe 'cute' isn't what you are looking for in a recipe (it isn't usually a part of my food selection criteria!), but this looked adorable on a ladies lunch plate. Mon Jul 27 12:53:32 -0700 2009 4884121 24738 LJS 2 4896044 You can take the Caprese cuteness a step further by skewering them on toothpicks as an hors d'oeuvre, but don't forget the basil leaves. Mon Jul 27 22:32:10 -0700 2009 4894635 83777 mbfant 3 4896633 I can picture that...three or four little mini-kebabs would make a sweet side to one of those tiny hamburgers.Then a great big fat real-life-sized margarita! Oh and strawberry short cake-also life-sized! ...sweet summer heaven. Tue Jul 28 07:40:29 -0700 2009 4896044 24738 LJS 1 4896219 Mine sit in a bowl on the counter and get nibbled on as snacks. Lots of them never even make it into the house. Last night I made a zucchini salad (zukes sliced with a vegetable peeler, tossed with basil, evoo, balsamic vinegar, s&p) -- and halfed cherry tomatoes. Really good. Tue Jul 28 04:18:19 -0700 2009 4884121 24468 chicgail 1 4896702 I have never made this tomato onion tart but it is always on my "to do" list. It always gets raves on Chowhound. http://beyondsalmon.blogspot.com/2006/02/tomato-onion-tart.html Tue Jul 28 07:58:11 -0700 2009 4884121 10205 valerie 2 4901909 oh, thanks for the reminder, I have made this in the past and it is delicious! I use Ina' s crust (pate brise?) recipie... Wed Jul 29 18:32:50 -0700 2009 4896702 53762 geminigirl 1 4898146 Had a really nice salad at a local bistro tonight. Baby spinach leaves, thinly sliced mushroom and roasted cherry tomato. They'd been roasted so they were soft but still holding their shape. Good change in texture and a really intense tomato flavour. Worked well with the onglet steak. Tue Jul 28 15:07:50 -0700 2009 4884121 154102 Harters 2 4898508 Fetuccine with a pinch of saffron mixed in with the water to boil. Cook shrimp in a little bit of olive oil, and add tomatoes, olives, and capers just long enough to heat. Serve over the pasta with a drizzle of really good extra virgin olive oil. Tue Jul 28 17:20:41 -0700 2009 4898146 108304 italy531 1 4898925 Puree with some watermelon. Strain, then add finely-diced veggies and seasonings to the liquid and serve as a gazpacho. Tue Jul 28 20:04:19 -0700 2009 4884121 13143 souschef 1 4899018 i got this recipe off of the food network site. it is a roasted cherry tomato dressing and it is ABSOLUTELY fabulous! i swear i'm going to get kicked off of chowhound for sharing it too often! (c: Ingredients * 1 pint cherry tomatoes * 1 clove garlic, smashed (i use 4 because, well, i love garlic!) * Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, plus 1/4 cup for the dressing * Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper * 1-3 tablespoon red wine vinegar (i love vinegar) * 1 teaspoon sugar * Handful fresh parsley leaves (although i use basil 'cuz i have it) Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Take a roasting dish and lay the tomatoes out with the garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes until the tomatoes have burst and juices are slightly caramelized. Remove from the oven and place in a blender with all the pan juices. Add the red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup olive oil, sugar, parsley, and salt and pepper. Pulse until well combined. Set aside to cool in the refrigerator. Tue Jul 28 20:43:26 -0700 2009 4884121 266222 raygunclan 2 4899350 thanks, I hadn't seen the recipe yet ... and hopefully I will have an abundance of cherry tomatoes in a week or so. Wed Jul 29 04:34:59 -0700 2009 4899018 13546 dfrostnh 3 4899728 we eat it on a spinach salad with only goat cheese and avocados. SO DARN YUMMY!!! Wed Jul 29 07:19:57 -0700 2009 4899350 266222 raygunclan 1 4902507 my own creation -- "Easy Microwave Garlicky "Roasted" Cherry Tomatoes"-- is terrific, if i do say so myself. they remind me of garlicky french-style escargot, probably because of the umami effect from the pecorino romano cheese, garlic and savory evoo. it is so quick and easy to make, and quick and easy to eat....they may not make it to any table. ;-). http://www.chow.com/recipes/13591 Thu Jul 30 04:11:34 -0700 2009 4884121 105717 alkapal 1 4902779 I roast them in a hot oven (450) until they are slightly charred and about to burst. Top with a handful of mozzarella and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly. It's a delicious light meal with an arugula or spinach salad. Thu Jul 30 06:47:29 -0700 2009 4884121 217807 cheesecake17 1 4902878 I love this cherry tomato relish and the tri-tip recipe that goes with it. Relish is good on anything and great in pasta and it keeps a long time.. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cherry-Tomato-Relish-103521 http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Tri-Tip-Roast-with-Tequila-Marinade-and-Cherry-Tomato-Relish-103506 dc Thu Jul 30 07:22:01 -0700 2009 4884121 73130 don515 1 4902887 For relish i get out most of the seed and juice of the tomatoes think it help it keep longer dc Thu Jul 30 07:23:51 -0700 2009 4884121 73130 don515 2 4902921 This reminds me: I usually do this with large tomatoes.....I peel and seed them, then chop them and cook them over low heat for a long time with garlic, butter, salt and pepper, until all you have left is the essence of the tomato. It is really delicious stirred into stuff like risotto. Thu Jul 30 07:37:02 -0700 2009 4902887 13143 souschef 3 4903219 How do you keep it, and for how long? Presumably extra-virgin olive oil would do in place of butter, yes? Thu Jul 30 08:57:05 -0700 2009 4902921 83777 mbfant 4 4903246 I use it right away, but my guess is you could keep it in the fridge for a few days. Olive oil would work fine. Thu Jul 30 09:03:48 -0700 2009 4903219 13143 souschef 1 4903459 You could also purée them in the food processor and use them in soups and stews, etc. Thu Jul 30 10:10:37 -0700 2009 4884121 13709 buttertart 1 4904277 I have a yellow plum tomato plant. I roasted them 350 for 1/2 hour or so, in a corning the other day with a little olive oil, basil, garlic and pinch of salt. Thu Jul 30 13:49:43 -0700 2009 4884121 21396 normalheightsfoodie 1 4907913 When I was in Italy, one of our guides told me about Aqua Pazza (Crazy Water). I can't remember what he cooked in it, but I use it for poaching salmon. Combine water, white wine, olive oil, lemon juice, chopped or sliced shallots, lots of cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper. Just enough to go halfway up the sides of the salmon filet. Then I poach it until it's finished. Most of the water and wine evaporate and you're left with a very light sauce that's delicious. Some of the tomatoes crack open, but it's ok. It tastes great. Fri Jul 31 18:23:11 -0700 2009 4884121 40464 OysterHo