Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 If you have too many tomatoes and are fed up making tomato sauces, here are some more ideas for our red-skinned friends:Tomato recipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Lovely, thanks Cassis. Do you have any for haricots verts? [:P] We don't have a potager, but have been given haricots verts and courgettes (we have already had a thread about the courgettes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Had a look at the list of recipes and they don't give one for making tomato jam!It's yummy with cold meat or on thick slices of toasted bread spread with garlic butter....Cut tomatoes in chunks, add sugar, juice from a couple of lemons and boil away as per traditional jam. I sometime add chillies (deseeded as much as possible) and fresh coriander or other indian spices and it makes it like a chutney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Ah, chutney! Wait till the end of the season when the toms that are left won't ripen. Cue pungent, eye-watering vapours from the kitchen.[:-))]We're going to look for another secondhand freezer this week as ours are now full to bursting with beans, carrots and peas, Christine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 So far we have sundried about 2kilos of them..........some more will be halved and taking in the rays in about an hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 How long does it take for them to dry, Opas? Is there a minimum temperature required? Do you then just whack them in a jar of olive oil?I have promised Jude I will only grow 1 or 2 courgette plants next year. 6 is far too many! How is it that no matter how carefully I pick them clean today, yet when I go back in a day or two there will always be a couple the size of marrows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Hope you don't get an electricity cut Cassis! Haricots verts are good cooked then cold in salad. We could do a haricot vert and tomato salad with an oeuf dur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Chuck in some tuna and anchovies while you're on and you've got my favourite salad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Hope you don't get an electricity cut Cassis! [/quote]Funny you should say that - we had one this week after a thunderstorm! Why is it that France is so much more prone to cuts than the UK? Is it all the overhead lines that make it more vulnerable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I nearly did add the tuna, but thought it would be too rich for you !The dried tomatoes are a good idea Opas, I've only ever bought them in pots, it seems a bit complicatd to get them just right though :http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sundriedrecipe.htmbut you can do so many things with them, how about a cake :Cake aux Tomates Séchées Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 It realy depends on the size of the tomatoes on how long they take to dry.Our first batch look about 5 days, I only cut those in half, spread them on a tray and left them on out terrace which hits temps of 45, bring them in at dusk, as if they go damp they mould.The second batch have only taken about 3/4 days as I cut these in thick slices (they were beef tomato sized)Into a jar/pot with good olive oil and some sliced garlic.Another lot to start tomorrow as my tomato eating neighbour has gone away for a fortnight so there will be far too many for me to eat........still I could always throw the rotten ones at my noisy neighbour[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Thanks, Opas.We've just found an outlet for all the leftover bread and croissants and pains au chocolat - next door's geese, ducks and hens love it so now we're just chucking all our scraps over the fence!We were sitting outside at about 10.00pm last night when a family of hedgehogs passed through the terrace - one walked over Jude's feet. They are the mystery visitors who've been polishing off the bird table scraps.Do you think they eat courgettes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Try this, slice and squash lightly salted slices of courgette under heavy weight to get rid of excess water, then lightly dry fry. Layer with sliced tomato and grated cheese, gruyere or cheddar , finish with cheese and parmesan then bake for 30 mins.Its a really nice simply summer veggie dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Have you got a cheese glut, Viv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 A lady can never have too much cheese or handbags [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Or cushions, I've found. Why do women like cushions? There's hardly room for me on the sofa with all the cushions we've got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 [quote user="Cassis"]Thanks, Opas.We've just found an outlet for all the leftover bread and croissants and pains au chocolat - next door's geese, ducks and hens love it so now we're just chucking all our scraps over the fence!We were sitting outside at about 10.00pm last night when a family of hedgehogs passed through the terrace - one walked over Jude's feet. They are the mystery visitors who've been polishing off the bird table scraps.Do you think they eat courgettes?[/quote]It is better if you soak the leftover bread etc in water for a short time before giving it to the birds - the hedgehogs will probably eat them too. Not sure about the courgettes though, but the hens might like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 [quote user="Opas"]It realy depends on the size of the tomatoes on how long they take to dry.Our first batch look about 5 days, I only cut those in half, spread them on a tray and left them on out terrace which hits temps of 45, bring them in at dusk, as if they go damp they mould.The second batch have only taken about 3/4 days as I cut these in thick slices (they were beef tomato sized)Into a jar/pot with good olive oil and some sliced garlic.Another lot to start tomorrow as my tomato eating neighbour has gone away for a fortnight so there will be far too many for me to eat........still I could always throw the rotten ones at my noisy neighbour[:)][/quote]Opas, How do you stop the birds 'messing' on your tomatoes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 [quote user="Cassis"]Thanks, Opas.We've just found an outlet for all the leftover bread and croissants and pains au chocolat - next door's geese, ducks and hens love it so now we're just chucking all our scraps over the fence!We were sitting outside at about 10.00pm last night when a family of hedgehogs passed through the terrace - one walked over Jude's feet. They are the mystery visitors who've been polishing off the bird table scraps.Do you think they eat courgettes?[/quote]I dont think the headehog would but the chickens would go mad for them thats where all my spare go...............Why dont you have a couple of chickens ? nothing nicer thab fresh laid eggs for breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 [quote user="Russethouse"][quote user="Opas"] It realy depends on the size of the tomatoes on how long they take to dry.Our first batch look about 5 days, I only cut those in half, spread them on a tray and left them on out terrace which hits temps of 45, bring them in at dusk, as if they go damp they mould.The second batch have only taken about 3/4 days as I cut these in thick slices (they were beef tomato sized)Into a jar/pot with good olive oil and some sliced garlic.Another lot to start tomorrow as my tomato eating neighbour has gone away for a fortnight so there will be far too many for me to eat........still I could always throw the rotten ones at my noisy neighbour[:)][/quote]Opas, How do you stop the birds 'messing' on your tomatoes ? [/quote]L`Outcast [:-))] Seriously, I never even gave that a thought, but no poops on my tomatoes just pips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Here's a recipe on the veggie site which does tomatoes and courgettes in one go :http://avea.net/cvg/htm-a-recettes/252.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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