Cherry Tomato Spread Recipe on Food52 (2024)

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How do you use a large amount of cherry tomatoes? ›

Douse ripe cherry tomatoes in lots of extra virgin olive oil and slow-roast to golden deliciousness. Then use it as pasta sauce, a topping for bruschetta, a grain bowl addition, a side to scrambled eggs—we could go on and on.

'Sun Gold': This is the classic for cherry tomato lovers because it offers both remarkable sweet, tangy, delicious tomato flavor. The golden-orange fruits have an 8 °Bx, are borne on long trusses, and taste best when growing conditions are slightly dry. Vines are indeterminate.

Grape tomatoes aren't as sweet as cherry tomatoes, and their flesh is meatier and less watery. Since grape tomatoes last longer than cherry tomatoes, they're becoming more and more popular since they are hardier and less fragile to pack and transport.

It's so simple to freeze whole cherry tomatoes that it hardly warrants instructions; just wash, dry, and freeze! Wash and dry cherry tomatoes. Lay the tomatoes out in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and freeze for about two hours, or until frozen solid.

Eating too many cherry tomatoes can give you acid reflux and other negative digestive side effects. This may be due to the malic acid in cherry tomatoes.

Freeze 'Em 🌬️: Wash and dry the tomatoes, then freeze them on a tray before transferring to a bag. Perfect for later use in salads or cooking!

Store ripe cherry or grape tomatoes ideally at 45 to 60 °F with a relative humidity of 95%. Under these conditions, tomatoes will be acceptable for up to 10 days. Tomatoes stored at refrigeration temperatures below 41 °F will have approximate shelf life of 5 days.

Tomato 'Rosella Purple'

"The flavor of 'Rosella Purple' is truly outstanding," says LeHoullier. "The ability to get such flavor on a tomato plant easily grown in a 5-gallon pot on a porch or deck is a true advance in the selection of tomatoes possible for space-constrained gardens."

Sun Gold. The famous Sun Gold cherry tomato is known for its ultra sweet, fruity flavor and juicy, tender texture. It's one of the most popular cherry tomato varieties, prized for its vibrant orange color and knockout taste.

Which is healthier cherry or grape tomatoes? ›

Nutrition. When it comes to Cherry and Grape Tomatoes, their nutritional value is very comparable. That means that no matter what type you prefer, you're going to get the same health benefits from both! Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, as well as vitamin A and vitamin C.

Tomato 'Sakura'

The almost perfectly spherical fruits of 'Sakura' are on the large side for a cherry tomato, weighing in at an average of 22.3g each. On average 165 fruits were produced with 37 fruits in each truss, making it a noticeably prolific cherry tomato plant.

Grape. Grape tomatoes are small, oblong-shaped tomatoes with a similar sweet flavor profile to that of cherry tomatoes.

Tomatoes do not need to be blanched before freezing. Frozen tomatoes are best used in cooked foods such as soups, sauces and stews as they become mushy when they're thawed. To use the frozen tomatoes, remove them from the freezer a few at a time or all at once and then use them in any cooked-tomato recipe.

But tomatoes that have a tendency to crack – such as cherry tomatoes – can be picked when just slightly under-ripe. Once picked, tomatoes should be stored on a counter or shelf out of direct sunlight. If you wash them after picking them, make sure to dry them before you leave them on the counter.