The Best Recipes for Fresh Tomatoes

Fresh in-season tomatoes are especially flavorful and delicious. During the summer months especially, I’m scooping them up everywhere, whether it be in my own garden, or from a friend, or a farmer’s market, or even the grocery store! As the weather turns to fall I have to quickly pick all my tomatoes before the freeze and I’m left with tons that I need to use up quickly! Here are some of my favorite recipes to make with those fresh tomatoes:

A bowl of roasted red pepper and tomato soup

Roasted Sweet Corn and Tomato Soup

This Roasted Sweet Corn and Tomato Soup is the ideal meal for when your garden is overflowing with sweet, flavorful summer produce. The blended corn gives it a rich, creamy texture with no dairy whatsoever. Smoked paprika and chipotle chili powder provide a subtle smoky, sweetness that will bring everybody back for more. Craving this

blt sandwich stacked

The Best BLT Sandwich

Pan-toasted bread, flipped to the inside, gives this sandwich an irresistible crunch while balsamic vinegar and fresh tomatoes combine with smokey bacon for an out-of-this-world BLT that you’ll come back to again and again.

Layered Caprese Salad in a Serving Dish

Layered Fresh Caprese Salad

A layered salad of fresh tomatoes, cheese, olive oil, and basil. No measurements are given or required for this rustic salad. Feel free to make to taste!

Roasted Tomato Soup with Boursin Cheese

A deliciously thick and creamy soup made from oven roasted fresh tomatoes and creamy Boursin cheese.

Fresh Tomato Basil Pasta

Fresh tomatoes and basil come together in this simple homemade sauce. Tossed with hot pasta and Parmesan cheese, this meal is comfort food at its best.

Roasted garden tomato sauce in a jar

Roasted Garden Tomato Sauce

Slow roasted tomatoes, onions, carrots, and garlic are blended with fresh herbs to make this hearty sauce. Serve over pasta, thin with broth for soup, or spread on pizza– the possibilities are endless! This sauce stores well in the freezer for use year round.

Pico de Gallo in a bowl

Pico de Gallo

A classic combo of tomato, onion, cilantro, and lime.  Delicious as a dip for chips, or condiment over any Latin-style food.  The measurements are approximate and flexible according to your taste and what you have on hand.

bacon tomato basil dip in bowl

Bacon Tomato Basil Dip

A creamy, tangy dip full of flavor from bacon, feta, and fresh basil and topped with fresh tomato.  Serve with crackers, bread, or pita chips.

Tomato-Basil Simmer Sauce with Roasted Garlic {For Canning!}

If you have ripening red tomatoes in the garden, and want to preserve every last drop, I bring you this simple sauce, designed for home canning!

fresh tomato and feta pasta in a bowl from our best bites

Fresh Tomato and Feta Pasta (TikTok Pasta)

This recipe for fresh tomato and feta pasta (which is frequently called TikTok Pasta) is ridiculously simple and incredibly delicious! bonus: it dirties very few dishes.

oven roasted tomatoes

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Slow roasted tomatoes, delicious for using in a variety of dishes! Put them in soups or stews, use in pasta, or bend up for an amazing sauce. There are not exact quantities listed in the recipe because this method works great with any quantity and is very easy to eyeball!

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Sara Wells

Sara Wells co-founded Our Best Bites in 2008. She is the author of three Bestselling Cook Books, Best Bites: 150 Family Favorite RecipesSavoring the Seasons with Our Best Bites, and 400 Calories or Less from Our Best Bites. Sara’s work has been featured in many local and national news outlets and publications such as Parenting MagazineBetter Homes & GardensFine CookingThe Rachel Ray Show and the New York Times.

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