"tomatoes" news and stories

"Flash salt" your tomatoes, as blogger nami-nami does in this recipe, for added flavor and less juice in your salad. She took a tip from chef Jamie Oliver, in his book Jamie at Home, and sprinkled tomatoes and red onion slices with sea salt and allowed them to season and drain for 15 minutes. Another unique touch to this salad is flowering oregano, which is not only visually beautiful but offers an even more vibrant taste as it reaches the flowering point.

There's no better time than August to play with tomatoes, and Kitchen Daily has a world of tomato recipes to share.

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With the bounty of summer produce, this is a great time to set up a bruschetta bar at your next gathering.

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An activist group scheduled a protest Tuesday at Quiznos headquarters in Denver to urge the chain to come to an agreement with the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers to ensure better working conditions and better pay for tomato pickers.

The Bike Parade and Kite Flying Rally -- organized by the CIW, Denver Fair Food and other activist groups -- comes days after the restaurant chain released a Supplier Code of Conduct that attempts to come to an agreement with the CIW on the issue.

The Quiznos Supplier Code of Conduct asks tomato suppliers to create specific plans to address wages and working conditions for the farm workers who pick tomatoes.

Make your own oven-roasted tomatoes, and you may never go back to store-bought sun-dried tomatoes again. Their sunny, mildly acidic kick and intense tomato flavor are great in pasta sauces, soups, sandwiches and dips.