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.

Oven-Dried Grapes (a.k.a. Raisins)

Drying your own grapes in the oven gives you much more control over the result and opens up a range of flavor and texture possibilities. The homemade kind can come out plumper and juicier, with a flavor that's truer to that of a fresh grape, only more intense.

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.

Tomato Confit with Cherry Tomatoes - Striped Spatula

One of my favorite things to make in the summer is Cherry Tomato Confit. These easy to make, luscious tomatoes are the perfect finishing touch for a number of dishes from breakfast to dinner.

Tomato-Roasted Garlic Freezer Jam

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The Homemade Pantry's Roasted Tomatoes for the Freezer

Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Pantry, has figured out a way to freeze summer tomatoes so that they retain their sweetness all year long. Her method involves snatching up pounds of gorgeous summer tomatoes and giving them a low and slow roast with garlic, herbs, and olive oil. This slow cooking method concentrates all of that great tomato flavor, making them perfect for freezing and breaking out during the cooler, tomato-less months for a bright taste of summer.

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.

Pickled Red Tomatoes

Late summer and its joyous glut of tomatoes is a bittersweet time for a canner. Tomatoes signal the end of summer fruit and bring with them the knowledge that the growing season is nearing its end. However, there's just so darn much that can be done with tomatoes that the possibilities make this preserver positively giddy.

Fresh Tomato and Caramelized Onion Jam

The bright sweet and tart flavor of in-season tomatoes are preserved in this jam to keep that deliciousness coming into the fall.

Roasted-Tomato and Caper Spread

Sweet roasted tomatoes join forces with briny capers and spicy fresh olive oil in this flavorful spread.