| Nothing tastes like summer as much as a vine-ripened | | | | Romaine lettuce |
| tomato. Eat one straight out of the garden, as you | | | | Mint leaves for garnish |
| would an apple. Sprinkle it with a little salt if you wish. (If | | | | Combine the vinegar, juice, sugar, salt, pepper and mint; |
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| Then take your tomatoes into the kitchen and toss | | | | 4 servings |
| them into these delicious, easy salad recipes. Nothing | | | | Tomatoes with Pepper Salsa |
| could be simpler, better for you, more colorful, more | | | | 1 green pepper, chopped fine |
| tasty! What more can you ask for? | | | | 6 green onions, minced (white part) |
| Tomatoes with Cucumber and Onion | | | | 1 clove garlic, minced |
| 4 tomatoes, sliced | | | | 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves (optional) |
| 2 cucumbers, sliced | | | | 1 jalapeno pepper, minced, or to taste |
| 1 red onion, diced | | | | 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves | | | | 1 tablespoon wine vinegar |
| 1/4 cup light Italian dressing | | | | 4 ripe tomatoes |
| Freshly ground black pepper | | | | Romaine lettuce leaves |
| Combine all ingredients and serve with ground pepper | | | | 2 cups bean sprouts |
| to taste. | | | | Combine all ingredients except the tomatoes, lettuce |
| 4 servings | | | | and sprouts; marinate for 4 hours or overnight. Slice |
| Tomato-Mint Salad | | | | the tomatoes and arrange on a bed of lettuce and |
| 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar | | | | sprouts; top with the salsa. |
| 1/2 cup lemon juice | | | | 4 servings |
| 1 tablespoon sugar (optional) | | | | Tomatoes and BasilSliced vine-ripened tomatoes |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | | | | Chopped fresh basil leaves |
| Freshly ground black pepper to taste | | | | Rice wine vinegar |
| 1/2 cup chopped mint | | | | Freshly ground black pepper to taste |
| 6 large vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced | | | | Combine the ingredients in any quantity you wish. |
| 3 cucumbers, sliced | | | | |