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15 June 2012

What would you do with ~2 cups of over-ripe cherry tomatoes? I bought a bunch at CostCo a few weeks back, and they've gone soft on me. [More:]
Simple answer: eat them. But is there something more suitable to over-ripe (cherry) tomatoes?
Salsa.
posted by Splunge 15 June | 19:05
rinse put on a plate.
Make a mix of salt, celery seed and pepper. Maybe some garlic powder.
Pour a slug of vodka in a small bowl.
Dip a tomato in the vodka, dunk it in spices and eat. It's like a mini bloody mary in every bite!
posted by plinth 15 June | 19:15
I like to take every possible opportunity to mention slow roasted tomatoes.
posted by fancyoats 15 June | 19:27
Tomato jam.
posted by brujita 15 June | 20:17
Process them and turn it into vodka sauce!
posted by TrishaLynn 15 June | 21:03
Echoing TrishaLynn.
posted by Ardiril 15 June | 21:43
Yep, I'd say roast, like Plinth. But if not, what I usually do with wrinkly past-it tomatoes is throw them into a saute. For instance, if you're making a quiche, and you're sauteeing garlic and onion as the base, you can add the tomatoes to that and let them soften before putting the whole veggie mix with the eggs. or you could just use that in a breakfast scramble. Or you could start with that saute base, and add kale, chard, broccoli or any other green veg, and then toss all that with olive oil and pasta.

The trick is: don't think of these tomatoes as "past it." They're ripe and delicious, just a little softer than what you want to eat fresh. So just think of recipes which some soft tomato adds goodness to, and use these in those.
posted by Miko 15 June | 21:51
I like to sautee them in Italian dressing until they split open. Serve hot.
posted by JanetLand 15 June | 22:42
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