Is there anything more perfect than a vine-ripened tomato?
My love of tomatoes is so deep it is hard to explain. It is my favorite food. I like almost any dish made with tomatoes. Salsa made with perfectly ripe just-off-the-vine tomatoes sends me into ecstasy. This heirloom tomato (midnight roma) is the last one from our dock-garden. The color gradient caught my attention. I am not sure why it has that pointed tip. I am almost afraid to eat it. It will be 10 more months until I get another locally grown, perfectly ripe tomato. That’s probably too much pressure to put on one little cherry tomato. I hope it can live up to my expectation…10 months is a long time.
heirloom tomato (midnight roma)
Amen, sister, amen!! A sensory pleasure unequalled. What’s your tomato samich routine? Mine: cheap white bread, Duke’s mayo, sun-warmed thick-sliced tomato, juice running down to your elbows. This year, however, a sacrilege occurred! After a morning of harvesting and making my annual pesto for the freezer, I added a healthy smear of just-made basil pesto to my classic tomato samich. Magnifique! Chef’s kiss! I’m sorry you’ll have to wait til next year to try it…