ADDING FLAVOR TO WINTER TOMATOES

There have been many advances in growing tomatoes for the winter market, but the wonderful tomato flavor is just lacking in any tomatoes I find at the market in the winter.  The tomatoes may look and feel like they are going to be a flavorful tomato.  After the first bite, you know it looked good, but it is flavorless.

Last fall my friends and I were invited by Gerald Leffring of Waddell-Reed in Muskegon to a party celebrating Irish Music.  It was there I had the idea to roast or grill tomatoes during the winter.  The caterer had made small "slider" type sandwiches.  The tomatoes in the cold sandwiches had been grilled.  I thought what a wonderful idea and wanted to share it with you.

Grilling the tomatoes removes some the liquid in the tomato and therefore concentrating the tomato flavor.   The grilling also caramelized some of the sugar in the tomatoes which adds flavor too.



ADDING FLAVOR TO WINTER TOMATOES

Ingredients:  Olive oil, tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

Slice tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

 Put olive oil on a grill or in a heavy fry pan.  Lay slices of tomato in the olive oil.  Cook, roast, or grill until the tomato liquid has been concentrated into the tomato. 

 

 

 

I put the tomatoes on my turkey sandwich.

 

 

 

 

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!