Healthy Tomato Recipes

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The Tomato: The Most Healthy and Versatile Ingredient of All?

How many different ways do we have of eating or cooking tomatoes? How many different dishes call for tomatoes as one of their component parts? Surely, tomatoes must be one of the most popular, versatile and complimentary ingredients in food and cooking, whether it be as a principal or even simply as the base for the sauce.

This site is all about tomatoes, from the stage of growing them, to harvesting them, to eating them and cooking with them.

PS - You can click here for the recipe for my Tomato and Basil Pasta, pictured above left.

Contents 

A brief guide to what you can expect to find on this site

It is possible to click on any of the links immediately below to go straight to the desired part of this site and discover precisely whatever aspect of tomato recipes or information you may be looking for. Why not, however, browse it in its entirety and eliminate the risk of missing out on something else which may catch your eye?

Growing Tomatoes in a Greenhouse

 

The vast majority of tomatoes here in the UK are grown in greenhouses. This is quite simply due to the climate. There are very few areas of this country in which it is possible to grow them outdoors, so whether it be in small private affairs such as the one pictured above, or in huge, commercial concerns, this is how and where our crops are produced.

How to Grow Tomatoes Outside 

Assuming that your local climate permits...

This instructional video covers every aspect of growing tomatoes, right from the stage of deciding upon which type you actually want to grow.

Simply click on the arrow in the centre of the screen to begin.
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The Absolute Written Guide to All You Need to Know about Growing Tomatoes 

For when the video can only tell you so much

Video instructions, advice from friends and Internet research are all great ways to learn how to grow tomatoes, as well as learning how to do just about anything! There are times, however, when each of us has a little point we need to clarify or we need to refer back to something we know we heard somewhere. In these circumstances (bar having our expert friend move in with us!) there is no real substitute for the written word.

This fantastic book takes you through the step by step process of growing your own tomatoes and subsequently enjoying them fresh off the vine. Order your copy today (at a discount!) on Amazon.com.

Why are Tomatoes Healthy? 

What properties do they have that make them so good for us?

There are a great many ways in which tomatoes are good for our long and short term health. They can be good for our skin, help our digestive systems and even reduce the risk of us contracting certain types of cancer. Click here for lots more detailed information on why we should eat more tomatoes - apart from the fact that we love them!

Tomatoes and Health on Hub Pages 

Small mini-sites on healthy tomato issues and recipes

Health Benefits of Tomato
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Easy Tomato Recipes
A whole host of quick and easy dishes to prepare with tomatoes.
Spaghetti with tomato
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Quick and Easy Tomato Soup Recipe
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12 Natural Home Remedies using Tomato
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Avocado and Tomato on French Toast

 

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Fantastic Healthy Tomato Recipes in Pictures 

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Turkey Breast in a Paprika & Tomato Sauce by rexipe

Turkey Breasts in Tomato and Paprika Sauce

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Pan Fried Sardines on Tomato Sauce

 

The full recipe for this delicious sardine dish can be found on the site below

Tomatoes: The Whole Story 

A fantastic and unique book on everything you could ever wish to know about tomatoes

The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit

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Gordon Hamilton is the Author of this Page 

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Tomato Recipes on Recipezaar 

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Your Tomato Preferences 

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All You Need to Know about Tomatoes here on Squidoo 

If you are a fan of tomatoes, you need to look at this site

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Beef and Tomato Stew

 

Find the recipe for this delicious stew and lots more on the site below

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My name is Gordon Hamilton and I live in the United Kingdom. As well as writing on Squidoo, I am the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com. I a...

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