9 time-honored tomato recipes for peak summer eating

Here at Post Food, we’ve sliced and diced tomatoes from seemingly every possible angle, collecting recipes for tomato salads, tomato sandwiches, tomato pasta, tomato soup, BLTs, little tomatoes, “Tomato Girl Summer.” Is there anything the tomato can’t do?

Rather than wrangle them into a single category, this time I’d like to share some of our best all-star tomato recipes, a veritable who’s who of personal and reader favorites, as well as time-honored classics. Want more tomato ideas? We have hundreds of other options in our archive of more than 10,000 recipes.

Tomato Bruschetta

Pictured above. The bulk of the six ingredients here belongs to the tomatoes, and they star in this Italian antipasto that puts them on top of grilled bread. Get the recipe.


Caprese Salad

As with bruschetta, Caprese requires very little for the tomatoes to shine when combined with good mozzarella, basil and olive oil. Get the recipe.


Roasted Tomato Pie With Cheddar-Parmesan Crust

Aaron Hutcherson’s riff on the Southern staple goes next-level by roasting the tomatoes to concentrate their flavor and adding cheese to the crust for extra umami. Get the recipe.


Fried Green Tomatoes With Comeback Sauce

Speaking of Southern, these fried green tomatoes are incredibly crisp and worth the work of breading and shallow-frying. Get the recipe.


Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce III

This simple sauce from the beloved cookbook author is a go-to for many home cooks. Get the recipe.


Fattoush

Toasted pita, cucumber, green peppers and arugula help turn this tomato-rich Middle Eastern salad into a refreshing summer meal. Get the recipe.


Lebanese-Style Tabbouleh

Diced tomatoes feature in this bright salad, which I like to pair with hummus and pitas. Get the recipe.


BLT With Sriracha Mayo

I couldn’t leave out the ever-popular sandwich. My twists involve adding sriracha to the mayo and toasting the bread with rendered bacon fat. Get the recipe.


José Andrés’s Gazpacho

Similarly, you can’t talk about tomato MVPs without mentioning Spanish gazpacho, the refreshing cold soup. Get the recipe.