I have a BUNCH of tomatoes from my garden...I have given so many away and I am trying to use as many as I can but everyday there are more. Can I freeze them? How? I don't do canning so that's out...help all my fellow gardeners...Thank you!!!
2006-09-05 14:22:20 · 17 answers · asked by DreamingofU 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
freezer salsa (YUMMY!)
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freezer marinara sauce
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You can also chop the tomatoes in a food processor, put into baggies and freeze for later use. I did this last year. Worked great for making homemade salsa, sauces and chili later in the year. :-)
2006-09-05 14:29:57 · answer #1 · answered by redneckgardendiva 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can freeze them. You just wash them well, put them in a dishpan or your sink with the stopper in place. Pour boiling water over them to cover. Wait just a minute or two and drain. The skins peel right off. Cut up and place in freezer bags. I've done this the past several years and it works great. It doesn't heat up the kitchen like canning did.
You can also take some to a food bank. My dad used to do that and they loved getting anything that was fresh out of the garden.
2006-09-06 01:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The suggestion about donating them is a great one. I'm sure you are making salsa and fresh tomato sauce and eating lots of BLTs and salads, etc. etc. You can freeze tomatoes, too. Just type "freezing tomatoes" into any web search engine and you will get lots of info.
2006-09-05 14:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by sonomanona 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try drying them using the oven. I saw a cooking show (sorry can't remember name) that oven dry the fresh excess tomatoes for use later next time when they can't get fresh ones readily. The drying also reduces a lot of the volume and you save freezer space.
Yummmm... I love tomato juice. Enjoy yours.
2006-09-06 03:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by ET+65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a garden JUST for the elderly. We have apartments in my city where I know some people barely have enough money for their rent, they will go without eatingjust to pay the rent so my garden produce brings a smile to their faces. I also deliver fresh cut flowers when all mine bloom. FREE FREE FREE
Remember : what you do for others ultimately returns to you! Live generously : )
2006-09-06 23:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can freeze them, deyhdrate them, sundry them, make sauces and freeze, bake them with fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. You can make soups, salsas, plain old chopped tomatoes, tomato chips, powders, salts, salad sprinkles, salad dressing, jelly, pick them green and make fried green tomatoes. Feed them to the chickens, compost them, pretty much, they are very versatile
2006-09-05 14:43:47 · answer #6 · answered by hipichick777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corkscrew and Tomato Salad it is one salad it is terrific arranged maximum suitable in the previous dinner and served at room temperature. The twists and turns of the corkscrew pasta are appropriate for trapping the tasty dressing. basically verify to rinse the cooked pasta below chilly working water in the previous including the different components. in any different case, it is going to proceed to cook dinner in the oil and vinegar, and turn delicate. components: a million lb. corkscrew pasta a million/2 cup olive oil a million/4 cup balsamic vinegar a million small garlic clove, peeled a million/2 cup walnuts a million tsp. salt clean pepper, to flavor 4 medium tomatoes a million can (sixteen oz..) white beans, drained and rinsed a million. cook dinner the pasta "al dente" in 4 quarts of boiling salted water. Drain, then cool the pasta below working water. 2. In a blender or nutrition processor, puree the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic and walnuts till mushy. Season with salt and pepper. 3. Halve the tomatoes, get rid of the seeds and chop into bits. combine with the beans and dressing in a bowl. Pat the pasta dry and upload it to the different components. combination properly. Marinate for half-hour. Serves 8.
2016-10-14 09:00:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAke tomato and basil soup very easy and then freeze it. It is even yummier if you put some smoked bacon in too.
2006-09-06 05:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by dustymiller 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or you could find recipies for home-made tomato sauce, I think it takes a lot of tomatoes. And you could give it away.
2006-09-05 14:29:03 · answer #9 · answered by wolfman21629 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider drying them. Let them reach full on vine ripeness and then dry in cheese cloth sacks to prevent insects from getting to them.
Or you may purchase a nice fruit and vegetable dryer from one of the local stores.... Wal-Mart has them and dry them in the machine.
Sprinkle with light dusting's of sage, basil, rosemary, garlic or cilantro.......makes for wonderful additions to soup and casseroles.
2006-09-05 14:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by Tim Taylor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋