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There is no single moment in the garden year that rivals the first ripe tomato of summer. You’ve waited through the transplanting, the staking, the watering, the anxious watching. And then one morning it’s just there: deep red, warm from the sun, heavy in your hand. The question is never whether to cook with your tomatoes. The question is always what to make first.

If you’re growing tomatoes, whether in a raised bed, a sprawling garden, or a cluster of containers on a rooftop, this is your kitchen companion. Here you’ll find everything from the simplest ways to celebrate a perfectly ripe tomato to the recipes and preservation techniques that will keep summer’s flavour alive long after the frost arrives.

Fresh Tomato Salads

cherry tomato harvest on a tray.

11+ Cherry Tomato Recipe Ideas

When the glut hits, and it will, this is where you come back. Cherry tomatoes by the colander-load. We’ve got you covered for all of it — roasted sauces, fermented tomatoes, pickled and everything in between.

Cherry Tomato Recipes

Tomato Toasts and Bruschetta

Tomato Salsas, Sauces and Dips

A baking sheet with open faced tomatoes seasoned with herbs, salt and olive oil.

15 Tomato Recipes You Need to Make

Whether you’re drowning in garden-fresh heirlooms or snagging pints of sweet cherry tomatoes at the market, this is your moment to savor them in all their juicy, sun-ripened glory.

15 Tomato Recipes

Pickled, Fermented and Preserved Tomatoes

Baked Tomatoes

All Tomato Recipes