Heirloom Tomatoes Are Here!
These delicious (and sometimes misunderstood) tomatoes are the vegetable clan's quintessential Ugly Betty. I too, once steered clear of these unusual looking characters until I discovered their true inner beauty. This week in your CSA box you received a Cherokee tomato, a purplish reddish guy with a funky, bubbly bottom side. The Cherokee tomatoes are among the juiciest and tastiest of the Heirloom variety and interestingly enough, sometimes the more unattractive they look, the better they taste!
You may have seen some green mixed in with the purple and red, that would indicate that the tomato may not be fully ripe and to reach it's peak flavor, you could let it ripen on your counter or in a loosely closed paper bag (accelerates the process) for a day or so. Tomatoes aren't big fans of the refrigerator - it is best to store them at room temperature until you have sliced through them.
Cherokees are great on their own with a little sea salt and freshly ground pepper or drizzled with a small amount of salad dressing or some olive oil. They also are great on sandwiches and in salads.
Heirloom tomatoes got their name because they were passed on from generation to generation and the seeds that produce the tomatoes contain the flavor and the texture of years ago. If you are tomato lover, one bite and you'll be hooked!
More information on Heirloom tomatoes can be found here .
You may have seen some green mixed in with the purple and red, that would indicate that the tomato may not be fully ripe and to reach it's peak flavor, you could let it ripen on your counter or in a loosely closed paper bag (accelerates the process) for a day or so. Tomatoes aren't big fans of the refrigerator - it is best to store them at room temperature until you have sliced through them.
Cherokees are great on their own with a little sea salt and freshly ground pepper or drizzled with a small amount of salad dressing or some olive oil. They also are great on sandwiches and in salads.
Heirloom tomatoes got their name because they were passed on from generation to generation and the seeds that produce the tomatoes contain the flavor and the texture of years ago. If you are tomato lover, one bite and you'll be hooked!
More information on Heirloom tomatoes can be found here .
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