Tomatoes

• 3 pounds tomatoes, either quartered or whole depending on size
• cooking oil or butter
• 1 onion, sliced (or scallion or fresh onion top)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups+ chicken broth
• salt and pepper, to taste
• balsamic vinegar, to taste
• pesto, to taste (I used 2 TBLS)
• cream, to taste

3 lbs. tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup minced onion, any color
1 green pepper chopped
1 TBLS fresh herb chopped like basil, cilantro, parsley etc.
1-2 cups chicken broth
1-2 TBLS olive oil
3 TBLS lemon juice
1-2 avocados, chopped
salt to taste
sour cream

Combine all ingredients except sour cream.  Top with a dollop of sour cream in each bowl.  Serve cold.

This Tomato Pie recipe came from a CSA member who discovered it 30 years ago and is still making it to this day.  Very decadent, she says!  Got to be good to hang onto it for that long, I say!  :)  

2 cups bisquick
1/2 cup water
tomatoes, sliced
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup mayonaise

1/2 cup couscous
4 large tomatoes (roasted and peeled)
1 onion, minced
3 fresh garlic cloves (chopped)
4-5 fresh basil leaves (or more of you prefer)
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
heavy cream (or whole milk)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste

The title of this recipe is from Mary Margaret who considers this it!  Try it and you'll understand!

tomatoes, chopped
cucumbers, peeled and chopped
basil, chopped

For the dressing, wisk together:
1/2 cup soft cheese like chevre (or homemade kefir cheese or yogurt cheese)
4-6 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
salt to taste

Optional additional ingredients:
black olives, minced
avocado (which makes this salad eerily similar to the Tomato-Basil-Avocado salad we have on the website, too :)

This is a great dish to make when the days and nights are getting cooler and you need something to warm you up in September, but while you still have summer's abundance of tomatoes and peppers.  Enjoy!

1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, choppped
2 green or red peppers, chopped
2 pounds ground beef
1-3 hot peppers, chopped
salt to taste
3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 to 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes, chopped

It's hard to imagine that you'd have too many tomatoes to know what to do with.  But, that time does come around once or twice in a season and here's a great way to use a bunch of tomatoes as a yummy side dish or try making a sauce out of them!

Small-ish tomatoes, halved lengthwise
salt
olive oil

1.5 lbs. tomatoes, coarsely chopped
½ cup red onion, minced
1 hot pepper, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
½ cup sweet pepper, diced
1-2 tsp salt (to taste)

Mix all ingredients together. Serve or refrigerate.

2.5 lbs. tomatoes, peeled and seeded
¾ cup cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Chop tomatoes and heat them in a pot over medium-low heat until they reach a simmer. Stir in the cream, bring back to a simmer and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serves 4.

2 tbls butter or olive oil
½ red onion, finely chopped
1 small, or ½ large zucchini, chopped
1 pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
¾ lb. tomatoes (about 1.5 cups), chopped
¼ cup basil, minced
Salt and pepper, to taste