First Tomatoes of the Season!
I harvested two perfect ripe tomatoes from my ‘Stupice’ tomato plant last weekend. These are the first tomatoes that are ripe in my garden. To honour the first tomatoes of 2008, I made a reconstructed tomato salad. To make this salad I sliced each tomato into four slices, then put them back together, adding in a layer of fresh mozzarella cheese, course sea salt, olive oil and african blue basil, garnishing the top with mini globe basil, and finishing with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. I probably should have made a reduction with the balsamic, would have looked better!! Sure tasted good though! Ate the salad out on the patio with all of the flowers, it was lovely. I love summer!!
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This entry is about Meighan's adventures in gardening.
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Ceae wrote:
Yum! Your tomatoes and flowers are beautiful!!!
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Kelly wrote:
No way – I’m just on my way out of the door now to pick my first tomato of the year as well – also the stupice! Whee!
I’m not doing anything fancy though, just sinking my teeth right into it. You’re more patient than me :D.
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Meighan wrote:
Ceae: thanks! :)
Kelly: I love stupice, so tasty and so early!!!
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Kelly wrote:
I agree – definitely one of my top 3 tomatoes in the very least. I’m planning on doubling my garden space next year, and I hope to grow at least 4 stupice.
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Ceae wrote:
Ok then, you’ve both convinced me …. since I still don’t have any tomatoes from my Early Girl, I’m adding stupice to the list for next year!!!
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Happibun wrote:
Yummy! They look gorgeous, and I love your salad idea.
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Nax wrote:
I foolishly decided to experiment this year and skipped the reliable Early Girls and Big Boys in favor of a plum, a cherry and one container variety. I’ve got lousy yields, small fruits, just generally not a successful experiment. Not going to be getting any tomato sauce to put up this year.
Your tomato “sandwich” is a wonderfully artistic variation on my favorite tomato combination—tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella! Yum!
Posted on 24 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Leafy Lori wrote:
My Romas are just barely starting to turn red. No red on the beefsteaks at all yet, but they look to be nicely sized. The funny part is…I don’t even like raw tomatoes. But it wouldn’t be a garden without growing some.
Posted on 25 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Dcbooboobear wrote:
I just love your deconstructed tomato to celebrate the first harvest…..can’t wait till I’ve got my first ripe ones to try the same thing!
Posted on 26 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Judith505 wrote:
Wow, so very very pretty and delicious looking! and Nax, don’t give up on your tomatoes just yet. After my catastrophe in the garden, I’m a firm believer that somehow nature will find a way. My tomatoes all but died and when all hope was lost, then made a comeback :)
Posted on 27 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Annet wrote:
Everything looks just gorgeous, the salad, the flowers on your patio, the tomatoes, wow! I’m adding stupice to the list.
Posted on 27 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Mondomuse wrote:
I don’t think anyone slices and dices their homegrown wares quite the way you do.
Posted on 28 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)
Gaidig wrote:
Looks fabulous. I’ll be eating a few firsts tonight, but since they are from tomato varieties I haven’t grown before, I will just be slicing them and comparing salted and unsalted.
Posted on 29 Jul 08 (about 1 months ago)