Here's a tasty idea for using some of those fresh vine-ripened tomatoes from your garden: make your own homemade tomato sauce. Nothing makes tomato sauce stand out more than when you use your own garden-fresh tomatoes.
Beginning at the top of a tomato, peel the tomato skin with a sharp
utility knife. The garnish works best if the peel is ¾" to 1" wide,
is a continuous peel, and the peel is thin with very little flesh
attached.
Prepare Tomatoes | Prepare Pepper| Prepare Garlic
What You Need:
- Blender- 4 medium size raw tomatoes- ½ medium onion- 1 green pepper- 1 to 1 ½ teaspoon salt, adjust to taste- Optional: Fresh garlic cloves, to taste- Optional: Oregano, to taste
Prepare fresh ingredients:
Peel and core tomatoes.
Cherry Tomato Flower Garnish
Place tomato stem side up on cutting board.
Slice tomato down the center but do not cut completely through. Resembling a cross, slice the tomato again, careful not to cut completely through.
A roasted egg is prepared using two different cooking processes: First, the egg is hard-cooked in simmering water on the stovetop; then it is placed in the oven and roasted in the shell.
A vegetable bird nest is made in the same manner as a noodle bird nest. Shredded vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes, and parsnips, are placed in the bottom of a bird nest basket.
Typically made with a wider variety of vegetables than traditional Chicken Vegetable Soup, this type of soup has a similar flavor but more vegetable flavored.