ASDA Extra Special Tomatoes
With summer on its way, tasty British tomatoes are the perfect ingredient in salads, barbeques and for al fresco lunches. British Tomato Week runs from 19-25 May to promote the start of the UK season and to celebrate we have created these delicious easy to make tomato recipes to help you re-discover the fresh, home grown taste of British tomatoes.
Tomato Bruschetta
A tasty and easy dish, served any time of the day.
Ingredients
- ASDA Extra Special Mini San Marzano Tomatoes
- fresh basil, chopped
- bread, thick sliced
- garlic clove, peeled
- olive oil
- black Pepper
Instructions
Place tomatoes in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave for 1 minute then drain off the water and slip the skins off. Deseed and chop the tomatoes finely and add some chopped fresh basil. Toast thick slices of bread until golden then rub with a peeled garlic clove and drizzle with olive oil. Place the tomato mixture on top and season with black pepper. Cooking instructions as a guideline only.
Quick Tomato Tartlets
Can be eaten hot or cold - they’re great for lunchboxes too.
Ingredients
- ASDA Beef Tomatoes or Extra Special Vine Ripened Tomatoes
- ready made puff pastry
- 1 egg
- cheese slices
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5. Cut out 8 discs of pastry to about 3cm larger than the size of the tomatoes and place on baking sheet. Cut out 8 circles of cheese to the same size as the tomatoes and place centrally on top of the pastry. Cut each tomato in half and place, cut side up, onto the cheese. Brush the pastry edge with beaten egg and bake in the oven for approx. 20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown. Cooking instructions as a guideline only.
Tomato, Feta & Mint Salad
A light and refreshing salad that takes 5 mins to prepare.
Ingredients
- ASDA Extra Special Sweet Vine Tomatoes
- feta cheese
- fresh mint, chopped
- red wine vinegar
- olive oil
Instructions
Slice tomatoes and lay out onto a plate, crumble over feta cheese and fresh mint. Add a splash of red wine vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil. Cooking instructions as a guideline only.
Simple Salsa
This salsa is great served with grilled chicken or fish.
Ingredients
- ASDA Extra Special Sweet Plum Tomatoes
- red onions
- fresh lime juice
- coriander
- chilli
Instructions
Roughly chop the tomatoes with red onions, then add some fresh lime juice, coriander and chilli to taste. Finish off with a drizzle of olive oil to soften the mixture and serve. Cooking instructions as a guideline only.
