Easy and Fun Tomato Recipes

Tomatoes are used in so many dishes from around the world. There are countless recipes that include the versatile tomato as a main ingredient or as a base for its recipes.

The tomato plant was originally cultivated in Peru and Mexico area. The tomato plant was originally cultivated in the tropical climates of Chile or Ecuador, where it grew all year long. In 1544, an Italian herbalist named Pietro Matthioli put the tomato in the classification of poisonous plants because of it contained solanina, which was thought to be harmful at the time. He did this, despite the fact that he had heard the fruit was eaten fried in oil in some regions of Italy. Today of course, we know better. Tomatoes are grown all over the world. The word tomato is almost the same in nearly every language, except for Italian. The word tomato derives its originations from the Aztec word for "the plant". Italy calls the tomato "pomodoro".

Here are 2 different salads using tomatoes. Both are great as side dishes or backyard BBQ's

Both salads take about 15 minutes to make, and serve about 6 to 8 people. They make an easy and beautiful side dish, that everyone who eats it, is sure to enjoy.

This salad will feed a crowd of people easy.

If you would like to make a tomato salad without the bread - here is a tomato and onion vinaigrette salad

Basically a vinaigrette is a mixture of vinegar and oil, with salt and pepper added for seasoning.But there are unlimited variations by adding and modifying some ingredients that can make vinaigrette interesting. This recipe uses a basic vinaigrette. Vinaigrettes are commonly used in salads, but you can use vinaigrettes as a sauce for all kinds of main dishes too that include meats, poultry, fish, and main dish vegetable dishes.

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

1 small clove of garlic, minced

7-8 cups of cherry tomatoes cut in half

1 medium size white onion, sliced very thin

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

In a large salad bowl, whisk the oil and vinegar together. Add the garlic and oregano. Mix in the tomatoes and onions to coat well. Add the salt and pepper and lightly toss.

Tomatoes have caused great debate in the culinary, botany, and political world with the great debate about whether the tomato is a vegetable or fruit. Click here and read more about the history and interesting tales tomatoes have to tell.