I found the most gorgeous heirloom tomatoes at the farmers market! Gathered in a basket were all sizes, shapes and colors and I couldn't wait to get them home to find out what they were!
A quick internet search told me I had purchased the green zebra, the lemon boy yellow and brandywine red varieties. And speaking of doing that search, I had no idea so many tomato varieties existed! It was mind-boggling!
Wanting their flavors to tingle on our tongues I certainly did not want to cover them up with lots of salad dressing or even blanket them with bread in a sandwich. Instead I decided to spotlight them with a light chop, a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and a dash of fresh pesto.
Heaven on a plate!
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That looks delicious! I love the Green Zebras, we grew them a couple years ago and they were my favs. I totally agree with you: if the tomatoes are super flavorful, I don't like to do much more than salt, pepper and basil on them. yum!
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous you can grow a heirloom tomato - I cant get a run-of-the-mill red one to grow ;)
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