Summer Fest: 20 Tomato Recipes - Pinch My Salt (2024)

It’s tomato season and our garden is producing beautiful red and yellow fruit at an amazing pace, not to mention the zucchini, crookneck squash, peppers, and three varieties of cucumbers that need to be harvested every single day. Seriously, the cucumbers just don’t stop! But this week we’re focusing on tomatoes because it’s Wednesday and we’re celebrating this garden favorite for Summer Fest this week.

The picture above is what my kitchen counter currently looks like. Meanwhile, Phil is out in the garden and will probably be walking in the door with another basket of tomatoes any minute. Oh, and did I mention that I’m keeping an eye on my Dad’s garden while he’s out of town this week, which means I’m harvesting his tomatoes as well? Needless to say, we’ve been eating lots of tomatoes lately and we’ll probably be eating tomatoes nonstop for the next couple of months. It’s a nice problem to have.

There have been so many tomato and cucumber salad around here lately that I don’t even want to look at another one until next year (but I’ll change my mind next week and start eating it again). And I’ve already made one big batch of fresh tomato sauce and one big batch of slow-roasted tomatoes. Last night I diced up a couple tomatoes while boiling some pasta and then made a super quick sauce with olive oil, garlic, fresh tomatoes, olives, and crushed red chili. That type of quick pasta with garden veggies is a staple in my kitchen during the warm months. There have also been BLTs, salsas, caprese salads, and all the usual summer standbys. But last night I decided to look around and see what some of my favorite food bloggers like to do with their fresh tomatoes to help me come up with new ways to enjoy our harvest. While I was at it, I also looked through the Pinch My Salt archives to see if there were any great fresh tomato recipes that I’ve made in the past and forgotten about, like this Tomato Paella with Chorizo:

Tomato Paella with Chorizo

Here are 20 more tomato recipes from several of my favorite food bloggers:

• Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes from Pinch My Salt
• Summer Squash with Tomatoes and Aleppo Pepper from Pinch My Salt
• Tomato Bruschetta Three Ways from Pinch My Salt
• Zucchini and Tomato Gratin from Pinch My Salt
• Sweet Corn, Bacon, and Tomato Salad at Fresno Flavor
• Pico de Gallo at Homesick Texan
• Skillet Chicken with Orzo and Tomatoes at Andrea Meyers
• Homemade Tomato Juice at Simply Recipes
• White Bean and Tomato Salad at Blue Kitchen
• Roasted Tomato and Goat Cheese Quiche at Savory Simple
• Tomato and Bacon Hash at Deliciously Organic
• Tomato Tarte Tatin at La Tartine Gourmande
• Roasted Tomato Soup at Closet Cooking
• Linguini with Shrimp and Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef
• Garbanzo, Tomato, and Cilantro Salad at Kalyn’s Kitchen
• Panzanella (Bread and Tomato Salad) at David Lebovitz
• Savory Caprese Tart at Salty Seattle
• Tomato and Corn Pie at Smitten Kitchen
• Southwest Tomato Gazpacho at Sass & Veracity
• Grilled Cheese Panzanella Salad at Panini Happy

Tomato Recipes from my Summer Fest Friends:

• Jeanette’s Healthy Living: Juicy Summer Heirloom Tomato Fruit Salad
• Dishing: Homemade Tomato and Herbs Pasta Sauce
• Taste With The Eyes: Pomodorini e Mozzarella Ciliegine
• The Sensitive Epicure: Tiny Insalata Caprese
• Weelicious: Heirloom Tomato Pico de Gallo
• Napa Farmhouse 1885: Slow-Roasted Tomatoes with Bruschetta
• Red or Green?: Nachos with Fresh Tomatoes, Pinto Beans and Chiles
• Domesticate Me: Spaghetti with Cherry Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella and Basil
• Blue Apron Blog: Marjoram-Garlic Chicken with Jersey Tomato Panzanella
• The Heritage Cook: Caprese Salad and Caprese Pizza
• Daily*Dishin: Garden Vegetable Fresh Pasta Sauce
• Pinch My Salt: 20 Tomato Recipes
• Feed Me Phoebe: Bloody Marias
• Dishin & Dishes: Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)
• Devour: Five Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipes
• FN Dish: Tomato Recipes Worthy of a Dinner Party

How You Can Join Summer Fest:

Have a recipe or tip that fits any of our weekly themes? You can contribute to our online recipe swap in various ways, big or small.

Contribute a whole post, or a comment—whatever you wish. It’s meant to be fun, viral, fluid. No pressure, just delicious. Simply leave your tip or recipe or favorite links in the comments below a Summer Fest post on my blog, and then go visit my collaborators and do the same.

Or think bigger: Publish entire posts of your own, if you wish, and grab the juicy Summer Fest tomato badge (illustrated by Matt of Matt Bites).

To join the Summer Fest conversation on twitter, use the hash tag #SummerFest

Summer Fest 2013 Posting Schedule

June 19: Berries
June 26: Peas

July 3: Corn
July 10: Tomatoes
July 17: Watermelon
July 24: Cucumbers
July 31: Peaches

August 7: Eggplant
August 14: Avocados
August 21: Peppers
August 28: Figs

September 4: Beets
September 11: Grapes
September 18: Potatoes