My family must be different from everybody else's: no matter how many tomatoes we get from the garden or the farmer's market, we slice them up and eat them as is--there are hardly any leftover to use in a recipe!
If you, however, have a basket filled to the brim with tomatoes, or if you are just looking for a way to get more lycopene and Vitamin C in your low-carb diet, you don't have to resort to pasta sauces and salsas. The recipes below feature tomatoes in all their juicy, summery glory.
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1. Tomato tuna melts (h/t Fountain Avenue Kitchen)
Swap out bread for tomatoes and you're on your way to a nearly carb-free, protein-packed lunch.
Swap out bread for tomatoes and you're on your way to a nearly carb-free, protein-packed lunch.
2. Crispy parmesan tomato chips (h/t Sugar-Free Mom)
Move over, kale chips: these tomato crisps pack more flavor and are much easier to make (just slice the tomatoes and season!) You don't need a food dehydrator to make these tasty treats--just turn on the oven.
Move over, kale chips: these tomato crisps pack more flavor and are much easier to make (just slice the tomatoes and season!) You don't need a food dehydrator to make these tasty treats--just turn on the oven.
3. Tomato bisque (h/t Sugar Free Chic)
There's nothing better than a bowl of tomato soup to warm you up on a cool day. This recipe makes it very easy to do : just pop everything into the crockpot and puree at the end of the cooking time. What could be easier?
There's nothing better than a bowl of tomato soup to warm you up on a cool day. This recipe makes it very easy to do : just pop everything into the crockpot and puree at the end of the cooking time. What could be easier?
4. Sugar-free ketchup (h/t Sweet As Honey)
Never made your own ketchup? You're missing out! This recipe offers the freshest flavor ketchup you'll find and you get to control what goes in it (helpful for managing salt and sugar). Use tomato paste and good-quality canned tomato puree to make this recipe year round.
Never made your own ketchup? You're missing out! This recipe offers the freshest flavor ketchup you'll find and you get to control what goes in it (helpful for managing salt and sugar). Use tomato paste and good-quality canned tomato puree to make this recipe year round.
5. Baked parmesan tomatoes (h/t Jo Cooks)
What a terrifically simple recipe: all you need is a bit of olive oil, cheese, tomatoes, and a pinch of seasonings and you have a tasty and lovely side dish, light lunch, or appetizer.
What a terrifically simple recipe: all you need is a bit of olive oil, cheese, tomatoes, and a pinch of seasonings and you have a tasty and lovely side dish, light lunch, or appetizer.
6. Crustless three-cheese tomato quiche (h/t Kalyn's Kitchen)
Who needs a crust when you have three different cheeses melting into tomatoes in a brunch-perfect quiche? Pop it under the broiler for extra color and melty-ness (just watch to make sure the basil doesn't burn).
Who needs a crust when you have three different cheeses melting into tomatoes in a brunch-perfect quiche? Pop it under the broiler for extra color and melty-ness (just watch to make sure the basil doesn't burn).
7. Anna's tomato tart recipe (h/t Food Network)
This is Barefoot Contessa's homage to her late friend Anna Pump, former chef at Loaves & Fishes Foodstore in Sagapanock. The bread in the tart is more of a flatbread, which helps cut carbs.
This is Barefoot Contessa's homage to her late friend Anna Pump, former chef at Loaves & Fishes Foodstore in Sagapanock. The bread in the tart is more of a flatbread, which helps cut carbs.
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