Summer is the season of tomatoes, which means incorporating the fleshy fruit into any meal possible. In this collection, we have everything from fresh tomato recipes, such as heirloom tomato salad and light snacks, to more robust recipes with tomatoes including focaccia topped with cherry tomatoes, fresh pasta with summer tomatoes and fresh basil, and baked chicken dishes with tomatoes.
We like piling thick slices of ripe tomatoes onto crusty bread, dicing and tossing them through vibrant salads, or simmering them in braises. Really, we’re all about making the most of tomato season in the best possible ways.
Here are our best tomato recipes.
Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator
Warm mixed bean, chickpea and mozzarella salad
Spaghetti with “no cook” tomato-chilli sauce
Giovanni Pilu’s herbed ricotta and roasted-tomato bruschetta
Spice-roasted tomatoes, chickpeas and chilli
Summer paccheri with prawns, tomato and pickled chilli
Grilled hanger steak with spiced vincotto
Christine Manfield’s sweet-and-sour tomatoes
Farinata with blistered tomatoes and chilli chickpeas
Blistered tomato, potato and truffle salami breakfast bread
Mike McEnearney’s tomato and jamón bread
Fleet’s cured mackerel with tomatoes and sourdough bread
Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing
Grilled octopus with heirloom tomatoes and dill
Sean Moran’s heirloom tomato salad with feta, pistachio pesto and fried okra
Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing