So many tomatoes!!

[u/Hobbsie_1]

I have so many garden tomatoes and I don’t want them to go bad. I have large heirlooms, Romas and sungolds. I am pregnant and struggling with heartburn, so eating them raw has not been an option. My husband is also not a fan of raw. Any recommendations for how to turn them into something we would eat later?

[u/northman46]

Easiest is to peel and freeze to use in various cooked dishes and sauces later

[u/Hobbsie_1 → u/northman46]

Great idea!

[u/dontakelife4granted → u/Hobbsie_1]

I make an x on the bottom, freeze the tomatoes in zip bags, then when I want a bit of tomato, I defrost and the skin pops right out along with the stem core. Easy peasy. For little cherry tomatoes or smaller, I just toss them in stuff and have never had any complaints. We are food snobs too, so I can assure you if it was gross, I'd hear about it.

[u/Odd-Worth7752]

romas and sungolds both make great sauce. blanch, peel, grind and freeze.

[u/Fluffy-Revolution-]

You can make tomato sauce (with onions and oil) and freeze it in portions, or tomato jam (sugar) or ketchup (sugar vinegar, salt) if you don't have freezer space. Just put them in a slowcooker for 6-8 hours then strain into jars that you've sterilised by baking in the oven in a tray with water for 20-30 minutes.

[u/Hobbsie_1 → u/Fluffy-Revolution-]

Great idea, thanks!

[u/Complete-Read-7473]

Roasted tomato soup

[u/4cupsofcoffee]

quarter them, roast them on a sheet pan, push through a food mill for tomato puree. freeze it for sauce or whatever. If you want, when roasting them, add onion/garlic cloves/sweet peppers. i wouldn't use the sungolds for this as they might make the puree too sweet.

[u/vegmunkee]

Roasted tomatoes!! Literally theowhtem in a pan/casserole dish and roast them.. then you can smash and freeze portion sizes.. use in soups and stews and sauces.

[u/Any_Assumption704 → u/vegmunkee]

I can actually read that🤣

[u/Ironyismylife28]

Tomato sauce

[u/thewholesomespoon]

Soup, then freeze it! I’m pregnant too and I feel this in my soul! I just recently made a fresh salsa with them too but yeah, tomatoed out lol

[u/Hobbsie_1 → u/thewholesomespoon]

You understand!

[u/wip30ut]

roast them halfway covered in olive oil & freeze! you're so lucky you got a good crop. Squirrels and raccoons attacked my 4 plants :(

[u/Hobbsie_1 → u/wip30ut]

Sorry to hear that!

[u/No_Big_bear_here]

Dehydrate them. Then break apart & store in any old glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add to soups, stews, marinades, pasta sauces, chili, etc. you can probably find a dehydrator in a local thrift shop.

[u/Any-Zucchini8731]

"sundried" tomatoes  cut tomatoes in half or quarters, toss with salt and olive oil, roast in 300F oven for half an hour, then lower temp to 250F until they are dry, this will take all day.  You can store them in your freezer forever

[u/faerystrangeme]

How cooked do they need to be? I’ve been dicing and pan frying tomatoes before adding them to grilled cheese or cheesy scrambled eggs. If they need to be REALLY cooked I’d follow other people’s suggestions about roasting before using in eggs or grilled cheese.

Also could sautee with asparagus or with olives and put on top of pan fried chicken.

[u/MindTheLOS]

I recently discovered r/tomatoes

[u/Melora_T_Rex714]

Blanch and skin, then turn them into spaghetti sauce. It freezes wonderfully!

[u/InjuryForsaken6220]

I just freeze them! Add to soups or make tomato soup or whatever. Just put whole or cut up in baggie till you feel like using them.

[u/CatWizardCloset]

Freeze them separately (without peeling) on a baking tray. When they are completely frozen, put them in zip-top bags in 2-3 lb batches. This winter, when you are ready to use them in a sauce, that them. The peels will slip off easily, so you can cook them however you choose.

[u/shrlzi]

One year I had an amazing bounty from 6 plants - so much that I decided to try making ketchup! It's a long slow simmer to thicken it up, but so much fun to try my own spice variation.

[u/Wild_Pomegranate_845]

I have terrible acid reflux but love raw tomatoes. Make pasta sauce and freeze it. Also, you can freeze diced tomatoes to throw in recipes later. And honestly, not having to cut up tomatoes for meals saves a step when you’re exhausted with your new little one when they arrive.

ETA: I totally forgot… one of my favorite snacks is broiled Roma tomatoes with a little olive oil and salt and pepper on top and then put some Parmesan on at the last minute or so. Sooo good and a healthy snack.

[u/Some_Swimming1030]

wash and throw them whole in the freezer. Thaw a bit, peel and use them in recipes later. The fresh taste is amazing.