13 Summer Harvest Tomato Recipes For All Those Garden Tomatoes
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If those garden tomatoes are prolific this year, you have tons of choices for ways to use them up other than canning them. While canning tomatoes is always a good choice, you definitely want to be sure to enjoy some of them during the season too, and this list of thirteen tomato recipes is the perfect way to help use up a bumper crop.
1. Panzanella Salad
Panzanella salad is a fabulous way to use up garden-fresh tomatoes. You can use large or small tomatoes, and all those other fresh and delicious ingredients make this a simple, delicious summer meal you can have on the table fast with no complaints. Serve with a side salad to round out the meal.
2. Vegetable Pasta Salad
This summer-fresh vegetable pasta salad can take any vegetable your garden can throw at it. Just cook the pasta, chop the fresh veggies, and toss with some homemade Italian dressing for a delicious and light pasta dinner that won’t let you down.
3. Chickpea Orzo Salad
Add as many fresh tomatoes as you like to this chickpea orzo salad. It’s a great recipe for using up the last of summer produce, and any leftovers can easily be packed up for lunch the next day. If you want to add protein, some grilled chicken would go really well with this dish. Round out the meal with some crunchy garlic bread.
4. Instant Pot Tomato Soup
This Instant Pot tomato soup is an easy-to-make soup that won’t heat up the kitchen because it’s made in your Instant Pot. Serve with a fresh, green salad and some garlic bread. You can serve this warm or cold, as you like. Just don’t forget some Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.
5. Avocado Toast With Tomatoes
Start your morning off right with this avocado toast with tomatoes. The fresh tomatoes bring vibrance to decadent, creamy avocado toast and totally level up your breakfast routine. It’s a simple switch that can make breakfast a whole lot more exciting.
6. Tomato Salad
This fresh tomato salad is a perfect summer dish. It requires zero cooking and just a little chopping. The fresh summer flavors pair well with anything off the grill too. Add a side of garlic bread and you have a well-rounded meal, or simply use this as a side dish.
7. Shrimp And Avocado Salad
This lower-carb shrimp and avocado salad is a delicious, cold salad to enjoy on a hot day. It uses grape or cherry tomatoes along with other fresh summer ingredients. Eat it as is, or enjoy it over lettuce greens or pasta with dressing.
8. Corn Salsa
Fresh corn salsa is a fabulous choice for a summer dinner. Enjoy it with corn chips, mixed with pasta, rice, or quinoa, or enjoy it as is and just eat it with a spoon. You can also add any leftovers to tacos or burritos. Either way, yum.
9. Grownup Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This grownup grilled cheese sandwich is a perfect way to use up some larger slices of tomatoes. Gooey cheese, savory balsamic, and fresh basil make this sandwich an easy summer favorite, and it cooks up quickly so you won’t have the stove on for long.
10. BLT Pasta Salad
If you want something simple and easy for a busy weeknight dinner, this BLT pasta salad is it. All you have to do is cook the bacon and pasta. After that, everything just gets chopped and mixed together. It’s quick and simple and uses plenty of fresh tomatoes.
11. Cilantro Salsa Recipe (Pico De Gallo)
Love salsa? Try this fresh, homemade version, and you’ll never buy store-bought again. This cilantro salsa recipe (Pico de Gallo) is perfect for using up fresh garden tomatoes, and the flavors are everything that makes summer good and memorable.
12. Pesto Pita Pizza
Tomato lovers will adore this pesto pita pizza that uses large slices of tomatoes, plenty of savory pesto, and delicious, gooey mozzarella to make this quick and easy pita pizza. You can easily scale up or down to feed a crowd or just yourself. Pair it with a side salad for a complete meal or enjoy this smaller pizza as a light meal or snack.
13. Heirloom Italian Burrata Caprese Salad
Nothing uses up garden tomatoes quite like serving up an entire platter of them. This heirloom Italian burrata caprese salad is a fantastic way to do that. The fresh basil and balsamic glaze garnish the dish for a finish that no one is likely to forget.
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