tomato
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“It’s one of the reasons why tomato and lettuce prices have been so problematic so far in 2026,” Volpe said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
It’s excellent served in a bowl as a snack, but it’s also very good scattered over whipped ricotta, tomato soup, marinated beans, roasted vegetables or a big Caesar-ish salad.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even a cheese and tomato pizza is 38% water, with takeaway chips containing as much as 51%.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Substituting raw wedges of tomato, which far too often can be floury and tasteless, for slow roasted plum tomatoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I feel my face get hot, and I’m glad it’s dark because I’m pretty sure I’m as red as a fire-roasted tomato.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Spread it on rye crackers with dill and peak-summer tomatoes, or serve it as a dip alongside fresh vegetables and chips.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Stuff the grilled meat into charcoal-toasted pita with salata na’ameh—a finely diced Palestinian salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and herbs—plus hummus, baba ganoush and/or toum, and you’ve got a handheld feast.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Pans heave with labor-intensive dishes like çalkama, a Turkish pastry, and yaprak sarma, grapevine leaves filled by hand with a mixture of rice, onions, tomatoes and herbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Just as we reached the house, Mama turned to Daisy and said, “Why don’t you go to the garden and pick some fresh tomatoes and cucumbers? We’ll have them for dinner.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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