Make way for tomatoes! Here are the top 10 recipes to prepare at home

Are you ready for the best tomato recipes? Then follow us in the kitchen to discover all the ways to best enhance this fantastic ingredient.

Tomato is one of the most used ingredients in cooking, especially in Italy . Protagonist of many recipes, it is used above all thanks to its versatility, since it can be cooked in many ways and used to create sauces, gravies, appetizers and much more, but also for its many properties. In short, those who love them know: tomatoes are really good in all ways, even raw in a delicious salad ! There are, then, many varieties, from the classic San Marzano to Perini, passing through the cherry tomatoes and many others, and this allows us to have even more fun in the kitchen and be able to choose them according to some recipes with tomatoes that we want to prepare .

The best recipes with tomatoes

Today we will see many recipes with delicious tomatoes, perfect for serving these vegetables in the best possible way and making them the undisputed protagonists of your dishes. We will see some typical recipes of the Italian tradition and others that are a little more innovative: there really is something for all tastes!

• Juice
• Pasta
• Tomato soup
• Risotto
• Soup
• Baked stuffed tomatoes
• Dried Tomatoes in Oil
• Gratin tomatoes
• Confit tomatoes
• Green tomatoes jam

Tomato sauce

We cannot fail to start our recipes with tomatoes with him, the legendary tomato sauce , the sauce par excellence of the Italian tradition, perfect for seasoning first courses or for preparing wonderful recipes , such as for example the classic homemade pizza or a fantastic pasta dish!

To make a perfect sauce you must first of all balance all the flavours, combining acidity, sweetness and all the rest. Then use a quality sauce, better if made at home and preferably San Marzano tomatoes. You will need:

• 800 ml of tomato puree
• half onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• basil to taste
• 1 glass of water

Pasta with fresh tomato

And you wanted us to make the sauce without giving you the thrill of a fantastic plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce? We cannot fail to include this dish in our top ten, which best represents Italy , with its perfumes, aromas and flavours.

To prepare a perfect tomato pasta we recommend spaghetti , which will gather the sauce well, but you can use the type you prefer, since this sauce goes well with everything : penne, rigatoni, fusilli or paccheri, here only your tastes are in control !

A tip: once the sauce has reduced in the pan , finish cooking the pasta for the last two minutes together with the tomato, helping with a few ladles of cooking water . When serving, finish the dish with a drizzle of raw oil, a leaf of fresh basil and some grated cheese.

Savor all the taste of the Italian tradition with the recipe for pasta with tomato sauce ! Here's what you'll need:

• 400 g of spaghetti
• 800 g of peeled tomatoes
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• 1 clove of garlic
• Salt to taste
• fresh basil leaves to taste
• pepper as needed.

Tomato soup

The recipe for pappa al pomodoro is typical of Tuscany and has been handed down from family to family, from generation to generation. It is a single dish rich in taste and flavour, perfect for enhancing the taste of the tomato which is the absolute protagonist here.

The ingredients are few and simple : tomatoes, pepper, salt, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, basil, broth and finally the bread, rigorously Tuscan and stale, which is inserted into the preparation to give consistency to the dish. Serve it with slices of toasted bread, and enjoy your meal! Here's what you'll need:

• 600 g of seasonal tomatoes
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 250 g of stale Tuscan bread
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• vegetable broth to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• fresh basil to taste

Tomato risotto

Let's continue with the first courses and now move on to a wonderful recipe: tomato risotto . If you've never tried it, then you need to make up for it quickly, because this is one of those dishes that make us understand that you don't necessarily need classy and refined ingredients to get an explosion of flavour.

So, in essence it is a classic risotto, which is creamed with cheese and butter and cooked in boiling broth with fried onions, but which towards the end meets the sweetness of the tomato and the fresh notes of basil. Ideal both if you want to bring a summer risotto to the table, and if you want to prepare a quick dish all year round! Let's see together the necessary ingredients:

• 340 g of Carnaroli rice
• 1 white onion
• 100 g of grated cheese
• 60 g of extra virgin olive oil
• 500 g of peeled tomatoes
• vegetable broth to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• fresh basil to taste

Tomato soup

Here we are with a really good dish,tomato soup . To prepare it, the ingredients are the same as for a sauce, but everything is cooked for about 40-50 minutes and then blended to obtain a wonderful consistency.

The tomato cream is good on its own, but it is even more so with toasted bread croutons in the oven: try it to believe it! Get yourself:

• 1 kg of San Marzano tomatoes
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 white onion
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• basil to taste

Baked stuffed tomatoes

A wonderful unique dish , delicate and tasty at the same time, but above all very nice to serve on the table for a classy dinner. We are talking about baked stuffed tomatoes, a fantastic way to enhance these vegetables and to play with the imagination.

Here, once you've learned the technique, you can really indulge yourself with all kinds of fillings: meat, cheese, vegetables… there really is no limit to your imagination.

In general, what you have to do is wash the tomatoes, cut them as if to obtain a sort of small lid and then empty them. Once stuffed with the filling, go in the oven at 200 °C for about twenty minutes, et voilà, the dish is ready! Try the recipe for stuffed tomatoes too! Here are the ingredients of the cheese variant:

• 8 tomatoes
• 200 g of sweet pecorino
• 100 g of grated Parmesan
• oregano to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt and Pepper To Taste
• chives to taste

Dried Tomatoes in Oil

Among our recipes with tomatoes, here we are at a real treat, sun-dried tomatoes in oil ! This preparation is delicious, but requires a little patience whether you prepare them in the oven or let them dry in the sun. In the second case, in fact, it will take almost two weeks , while instead with cooking in the oven you will reduce the time substantially!

The beauty of these cherry tomatoes is that they are truly versatile: you can also eat them plain, on a slice of bread, or use them for sauces, pesto, pasta dishes, creams or many other preparations ! Try to prepare these fantastic dried tomatoes too, you will need:

• 2 kg of San Marzano tomatoes
• salt up to taste
• vinegar to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste

Roasted Tomatoes

If you are looking for a quick and fantastic dish, gratin tomatoes are undoubtedly the right one for you. This dish is fantastic because it can be served on any occasion: it can be brought to the table as a side dish or appetizer, but also as a light vegetarian finger food for a quiet evening at home dedicated to good food.

Two components: the tomatoes and the filling. Let's start with the protagonists, which you can either hollow out and fill, or cut into thin slices , to further accentuate the taste of the gratin.

And here we are with the filling, the real secret of the dish: a base of breadcrumbs, and then off with the imagination ! You can add capers, anchovies, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, chilli and even grated cheese. The only thing to remember is the balance of the dish, in order to avoid flavors that are too weak or too accentuated. We used:

• 6 tomatoes
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• 70 g of breadcrumbs
• 50-60 g of grated cheese
• basil to taste
• 1 clove of garlic

Cherry Tomato Confit

We often hear about them, but not everyone really knows how to make them: they are confit tomatoes , a dish of French origin that is prepared to garnish other recipes, including bruschetta, appetizers, risottos, main courses and much more.

But what is it about? Basically these are tomatoes very rich in flavor and which are subjected to a long cooking in the oven, but first of all seasoned with herbs and spices, including garlic, thyme and oregano.

The real secret weapon, however, is sugar, which guarantees cherry tomatoes an incomparable flavor. Here are the necessary ingredients:

• 500 g of cherry tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
• 1 clove of garlic
• dried oregano to taste
• thyme to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• salt up to taste
• pepper as needed

Green tomatoes jam

After a nice roundup of red, it seemed appropriate to conclude the recipes with tomatoes with a touch of green , which let's face it, never hurts! So here is a fabulous green tomato jam for you.

Have you really never heard of her? Well, then it's time to run for cover. These tomatoes are perfect for making a jam with an intense and acidic flavor, excellent to combine with meat dishes but above all with tastings of both young and aged cheeses.

Preparing it is very simple: tomatoes, sugar (ratio 2:1 ) and lemon zest . For those who love to be daring, just add some fresh ginger, for an even more accentuated freshness and an indispensable spicy note . Try to prepare it, it really deserves! You need:

• 1 kg of green tomatoes
• 500 g of sugar
• lemon zest to taste