10 Ways to Cook Tomato's - Dairy free
Well Kind of.........
Okay this is kind of a list of the great variety of ways that you can enjoy the humble tomato, no matter what season it is.
One of my favourite reasons for going abroad on holiday is the food. I love vegetables that don't Conform to the EU regulations on size and shape. Organic Veg is just vegetables grown the old fashion way before rules, regulations and pesticide sprays removed all the taste. Don't believe me, just taste a tomato and you'll know what I mean.
1. Au Naturale
The simplest way to enjoy the tomato is Au naturale, as nature intended. During the summer I dice cherry tomato's in half. Then toss them through pasta with a little oil, salt and pepper for a lovely light supper dish.
You don't need to cook them to turn them into a great meal or side dish.
- Guardian newspaper Internet site Article on how to make the perfect Salsa.
- Gazpacho - chilled soup from Vegetarian.about
2. Sun Dried Tomato's
Sun dried tomato's in olive oil are a great store cupboard staple, perfect for making a quick supper or lunch. I always have some in my fridge during the summer. (When we get one that is!!!)
I love to add diced sun dried tomato, into cous cous or pasta. Use a little of the oil there preserved in for an extra boost of flavour.
- Sun dried tomato sauce - Food.com
- Channel 4 Internet site - How to make your own sun dried tomato's.
- Sun dried tomato pesto - All recipes.com
3. Tinned tomatos
Why buy a pre-made jar of tomato sauce when you can make your own for less money with tinned tomato's. You can easily make it in the same time as it would heating the jar of sauce.
Easy Tomato sauce recipe
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Dollop of tomato paste or tomato ketchup
salt and pepper
Dash of dried or fresh herbs.
Put all the ingredients into a saucepan and cook. Allow to simmer for 10 - 15 mins, or the time it takes for the pasta to cook. Then it's ready to serve
Basically season to your own taste. To make it spicy add a little chilli powder or tabasco sauce.
If your not keen on winging it try the Tomato sauce recipe from - BBC Good Food.com
- Veggie chilli recipe - Jamie Oliver.com
- Spanish Rice - All recipes.com
4. Tomato Passata
BBC Food definition - Passata is made from ripe tomatoes that have been puréed and sieved to remove the skin and seeds. It is sold in jars and can be smooth or chunky depending on the sieving.
Again love this stuff, great winter store cupboard staple I use to make tomato or minestrone soup. You can make your own tomato Passata, however I prefer to buy mine in cartons. Tomato passata recipe
I'm lactose intolerant not vegan, most of the food I make is vegan since I can't eat any meat or poultry either. Fortunately for me I can still eat eggs. As one of my favourite meals of all time is huevos rancheros. The eggs are poached in a spicy tomato sauce
5. Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste comes in either tins or tubes. The flavour of the condensed paste is made by reducing a tomato sauce for several hours.
It's another cooking ingredient that you can make yourself - tomato paste recipe. I don't use that much of it through so I prefer to buy mine, reduces any chance of food waste.
Add a tablespoon to any tomato based dish your making, to give it a deeper flavour.
6. Tomato Ketchup
The use of tomato ketchup is behind many a debate or argument. I have no problem with fresh chopped tomato cooked in an omelette or scrambled eggs. Or eggs poached or baked with tinned tomato's. But I draw the line at serving ketchup with cooked eggs, it's just gross. Then there's the haggis and veggie haggis breakfast debate. Do you have brown sauce or tomato sauce with your haggis roll.
It's a Scottish speciality, fried food in a bread roll. EG. Sliced sausage, link sausage, bacon, scrambled egg, fried egg, black pudding or sliced haggis. A Scot is more likely to eat haggis for breakfast than bother to make it for Burns night.
I think i've digressed from the topic!!!! What I am trying to say is that the majority of us will have tomato ketchup in our cupboard or fridge.
To make your own Tomato ketchup try this recipe from Scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com
7. Tomato Relish or Chutney
If you grown your own tomato's or are lucky enough to have a friend who does, making chutneys and relish is a great way to preserve them. Chutney is an Indian word meaning sauce, which is now a lasting reminder of our colonial past.
I don't agree with the way they were treated in the past or the continuing racism against Indians in todays society. I do love the lasting impression there food and culture has made modern Britain today. Curry is the second national dish of Scotland.....
- Tomato relish recipe - Allotment.org
- Tomato Chutney - BBC Good Food.com
8. Tomato Juice
Not only can you eat it, cook it or use as a condiment you can also drink it. What other veggie can do that?
- Canning Tomato juice - Frugal Living.com
- Spicy Tomato Juice - Martha Stewart
- Virgin Bloody Mary - About.com Cocktails
- Bloody Mary - Channel4.com
9. Tomato health Benefits
Tomato's are not only a tasty veg that doesn't need dairy to turn them into a delicious meal, it's also good for you. Don't believe me read the Tomato Wellness Internet sites article on - Health nutrition.
Vegan or lactose intolerant - Good news you can still eat pizza. This Vegan Recipe from No meal athlete
substitutes white beans for the cheese - White bean and tomato pizza .
10. Everything ends with Dessert
Why!!!!!
1. My Sense of the ridiculous and love of all things wacky and bizarre
2. Just because I have a limited diet, doesn't mean I can't have cake or dessert
- Tomato soup cake
- Sweet Tomato cake with olive oil and cinnamon
- Fresh strawberry and tomato sauce
For a really bizarre dinner party, try making a 3 course meal using tomato's for every course xxxx
Easy Tomato sauce recipe
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Dollop of tomato paste or tomato ketchup
salt and pepper
Dash of dried or fresh herbs.
Put all the ingredients into a saucepan and cook. Allow to simmer for 10 - 15 mins, or the time it takes for the pasta to cook. Then it's ready to serve
Basically season to your own taste. To make it spicy add a little chilli powder or tabasco sauce.
If your not keen on winging it try the Tomato sauce recipe from - BBC Good Food.com
- Veggie chilli recipe - Jamie Oliver.com
- Spanish Rice - All recipes.com
4. Tomato Passata
BBC Food definition - Passata is made from ripe tomatoes that have been puréed and sieved to remove the skin and seeds. It is sold in jars and can be smooth or chunky depending on the sieving.
Again love this stuff, great winter store cupboard staple I use to make tomato or minestrone soup. You can make your own tomato Passata, however I prefer to buy mine in cartons. Tomato passata recipe
I'm lactose intolerant not vegan, most of the food I make is vegan since I can't eat any meat or poultry either. Fortunately for me I can still eat eggs. As one of my favourite meals of all time is huevos rancheros. The eggs are poached in a spicy tomato sauce
5. Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste comes in either tins or tubes. The flavour of the condensed paste is made by reducing a tomato sauce for several hours.
It's another cooking ingredient that you can make yourself - tomato paste recipe. I don't use that much of it through so I prefer to buy mine, reduces any chance of food waste.
Add a tablespoon to any tomato based dish your making, to give it a deeper flavour.
6. Tomato Ketchup
The use of tomato ketchup is behind many a debate or argument. I have no problem with fresh chopped tomato cooked in an omelette or scrambled eggs. Or eggs poached or baked with tinned tomato's. But I draw the line at serving ketchup with cooked eggs, it's just gross. Then there's the haggis and veggie haggis breakfast debate. Do you have brown sauce or tomato sauce with your haggis roll.
It's a Scottish speciality, fried food in a bread roll. EG. Sliced sausage, link sausage, bacon, scrambled egg, fried egg, black pudding or sliced haggis. A Scot is more likely to eat haggis for breakfast than bother to make it for Burns night.
I think i've digressed from the topic!!!! What I am trying to say is that the majority of us will have tomato ketchup in our cupboard or fridge.
To make your own Tomato ketchup try this recipe from Scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com
7. Tomato Relish or Chutney
If you grown your own tomato's or are lucky enough to have a friend who does, making chutneys and relish is a great way to preserve them. Chutney is an Indian word meaning sauce, which is now a lasting reminder of our colonial past.
I don't agree with the way they were treated in the past or the continuing racism against Indians in todays society. I do love the lasting impression there food and culture has made modern Britain today. Curry is the second national dish of Scotland.....
- Tomato relish recipe - Allotment.org
- Tomato Chutney - BBC Good Food.com
8. Tomato Juice
Not only can you eat it, cook it or use as a condiment you can also drink it. What other veggie can do that?
- Canning Tomato juice - Frugal Living.com
- Spicy Tomato Juice - Martha Stewart
- Virgin Bloody Mary - About.com Cocktails
- Bloody Mary - Channel4.com
9. Tomato health Benefits
Tomato's are not only a tasty veg that doesn't need dairy to turn them into a delicious meal, it's also good for you. Don't believe me read the Tomato Wellness Internet sites article on - Health nutrition.
Vegan or lactose intolerant - Good news you can still eat pizza. This Vegan Recipe from No meal athlete
substitutes white beans for the cheese - White bean and tomato pizza .
10. Everything ends with Dessert
Why!!!!!
1. My Sense of the ridiculous and love of all things wacky and bizarre
2. Just because I have a limited diet, doesn't mean I can't have cake or dessert
- Tomato soup cake
- Sweet Tomato cake with olive oil and cinnamon
- Fresh strawberry and tomato sauce
For a really bizarre dinner party, try making a 3 course meal using tomato's for every course xxxx
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