There are lots of easy ways to use up extra garden fresh tomatoes, here are 7 creative recipes you will love.

7 Creative Ways to Use Up Garden Tomatoes
Are you overrun with fresh garden tomatoes? Tired of tomato sandwiches, and caprese salad? Today I am sharing 7 ways to use up your garden tomatoes that you will love.
Growing vegetables and creating a garden is hard work! Nurturing your plants and protecting them from disease, deer, rabbits, and whatever else Mother Nature throws at you is a daily occurrence. The past few weeks you have been reaping the rewards of your hard work. You’ve probably enjoyed tomatoes fresh from the vine, made a tomato pie or two, made gaspacho, shared some with friends and family and now you have more than you can handle.
Try a few of these fresh tomatoes recipes, I think you will enjoy them.

1. Marinated cherry tomatoes with fresh herbs.
This recipe is easy to make and a delicious addition to salads, pizzas and charcuterie boards. Make extra to share with your family and friends.

2. Roasted Green Tomato Soup.
Everybody has had a Friday green tomato but have you had green tomato soup? Roasted green tomato soup is unlike any tomato soup that you have ever had and it might just become your new favorite!

3. Pan Roasted Tomatoes and Herbs.
These pan roasted tomatoes are not only an easy way to put up some of your tomatoes, they are the gift that keeps on giving. Use them to make tomato soup, to add to your chili, to braise meat, as a sauce and whatever else you can think of. I make pans and pans of these tomatoes and freeze them to use all winter long.

4. Summer Pasta Sauce.
This quick and easy summer pasta sauce is a family favorite. All you need are a few ingredients and in minutes you have a delicious dinner.

5. Pickled cherry tomatoes.
Perfect for salads, appetizers, charcuterie, sandwiches and more.

6. Grilled zucchini and tomato stack salad with feta cheese.
This scrumptious salad uses both garden zucchini and tomatoes and is delicious for lunch and dinner!

7. Herbed Focaccia Bread.
If it is not too hot in your neck of the woods this herbed focaccia bread is delicious with a salad and charcuterie.
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
I hope that you found a recipe to make and enjoy with your extra garden tomatoes.
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I’ve not had tomatoes in a while. Steve brought over some cherry tomatoes from the church garden. I miss larger tomatoes sliced up along with fresh cucumbers with a meal!
Brenda
Tomatoes fresh from the garden are the best! Hope you are having a wonderful summer Brenda.
OMG Eliz these are great!!
Thank you Cindy!
Have a great weekend.