SarcasmIsBeauty

I will give it a try, I don't think tomatoes are awful, I just don't think they're the bees knees. I'm hoping I'll meet a tomato I'll love. Today I had my tomatoes with lettuce, olive oil, salt, vinegar, and lemon (the lemon smelled so good I couldn't resist).

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FieryCurls

One of my favorite childhood memories would be helping my grandfather pick tomatoes from his garden and then getting to eat them. Delicious!

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SarcasmIsBeauty

I've had fresh tomatoes from a garden, and still think they aren't that great.

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Saria

The tomatoes should be heavy and feel like they're ready to burst. They should not be refrigerated. You need to store them room temperature and the salad you make should be room temperature. Salt them well. Tomatoes need a good salting to bring out the sweetness and concentrate flavor. Kosher salt or sea salt, please.

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WileE-Dead

Tomatoes w/ sugar....mmmmm

SarcasmIsBeauty

You mean, people eat salad cold sometimes? I couldn't imagine eating a salad that isn't room temp, ick!

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Honeycurls

You must, MUST try grape or cherry tomatoes homegrown or from a farmers' market or other produce stand before you absolutely make up your mind. I've always loved tomatoes, but when I started eating the small ones, I've never gone back to full-sized tomatoes, except for hamburgers or sandwiches. Small tomatoes are intensely flavorful and put all large tomatoes to shame. I use them for everything. My family eat them like candy. There's even a brand in the grocery store that is tolerable during the off-seasons, but I wouldn't normally recommend grocery store tomatoes of any size.

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Saria

A lot of people refrigerate tomatoes, which isn't how they should be stored, especially peak season ones. If they're bruised, sure, but otherwise, no need to refrigerate.
Plus greens you want to keep cold. So, they're going to be cold unless you make your salad as soon as you get home. Even then, a dunk in ice water crisps up greens and vegetables like fennel.

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Honeycurls

Yes, I always keep mine at room temp. I forgot to mention, if you can find dry-farmed tomatoes, all the better. Dry-farming kicks up the flavor intensity even higher. Indescribably delicious for tomato lovers. Better yet, dry-farm your own tomatoes. Easy to do and great for urban "farmers" with space limitations.

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Jess the Mess

I always eat salad cold. I love to chill my plate too.

Speaking of salad, my kids asked to take salad to school for lunch. I even bought them special tupperware bowls with a fork and small container for dressing. They are so stinkin' excited for tomorrow.

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kenzie!

I don't like tomatoes either, SIB. We've had gardens growing up my whole life, and I've had my fair share of homegrown, perfectly ripe tomatoes.

I don't mind them cooked in things, but I don't like them plain or like, on top of a salad.

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SarcasmIsBeauty

Aahhhh ok, Saria.

Yay, I'm not the only one kenz! I still eat them though.

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redcelticcurls

My ex husband and I would argue about that. He insisted that tomatoes had to be kept in the fridge. Bleah. They'd get all mealy.


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redcelticcurls

I'm pretty excited. I'll take some pics!

Ninja, you may be thinking of the recent wedding shower picture that was in the 'my daughter' thread.

Thanks, Jeepy!




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kat180

I don't like tomatoes or salads

kayb

Sake is read - "Sa-KE" (Kinda like "que" or "KAY," but more "que" not "SA-KI."

I really wish people would stop saying "SA-KI."

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Hai!

I'm already tired of hearing about Osama. And really tired of politics altogether.

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kayb

Zan nen. Do they say that in Okinawa? I know expressions like mecha (very) means s/t different in Okinawa than it does on the mainland.

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spring1onu

I love a cold salad too, funny how you never think about little things like that other people may really dislike.

My brain is still in bed, I hope it gets up soon.

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