Oven-Roasted Tomato Bruschetta

When fresh tomatoes are out of season, this should be your go-to bruschetta recipe. By gently oven-roasting canned tomatoes (which are packed when truly ripe), you end up with a deeply flavored, jammy, and delicious topping. You won't even miss the fresh tomatoes—guaranteed.

Roasted Tomatoes

One of the best ways to transform out-of-season fresh and canned tomatoes into something great is to slow-roast them in a low oven until their excess water has evaporated and their flavor is intense and concentrated. Use them diced or whole in pan sauces, vinaigrettes, sandwiches, quick pastas, bean or grain salads, and more.

Raw Tomato Coulis

A quick and easy purée made from fresh raw tomatoes, which can then be tossed with pasta along with olive oil and basil, or spread on crusty bread and drizzled with olive oil, among other applications.

Fresh Summer Tomato Bruschetta

These classic Italian tomato-topped toasts should be made only when tomatoes are at the peak of their season; the rest of the year, it's better to try my awesome oven-roasted recipe using canned tomatoes. The secret to this version is to use a mix of ripe heirloom varieties, and rub the garlic on the toasts instead of folding it into the tomatoes for a more even and less harsh garlic flavor.

Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup with Herbs - Striped Spatula

This Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup is a delicious way to use fresh summer tomatoes. Serve the soup hot or chilled, alone or alongside your favorite sandwich for a garden-to-table summer lunch.

Tomato and Artichoke Salad with Capers

This dish not only takes minutes to prepare and looks elegant, it makes ordinary chain-store-bought tomatoes into something that tastes like you bought ripe, bursting with flavour organic local produce tomatoes.

Crostini With Blistered Cherry Tomatoes, Burrata and Chive Oil

The building blocks of a classic Caprese salad are re-imagined in these summery toasts. First, cherry tomatoes are blistered in a skillet until bursting with juice. Then creamier burrata takes the place of the more standard mozzarella. And in place of basil leaves, a quick and easy chive oil adds an herbal accent. The result makes for a great snack or light meal.

Creamy Bean Dip With Roasted Tomato Puttanesca Salad

This creamy white bean spread with a bright puttanesca-inspired topping is the perfect snacking appetizer, no sharing required.

Black Olive Tapenade With Garlic, Capers, and Anchovies

This famed olive spread from Provence is made from black olives, capers, anchovies, herbs, and garlic.

Tomato Tart: An Elegant Summer Recipe Using Heirloom Tomatoes

This tomato tart, with an herbed pâte brisée crust, ricotta and mascarpone filling, and a touch of roasted garlic, is a lovely addition to any summer table.