The tomato, or fruit, is among the vegetables

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There is no salad without tomatoes, but the school canteen cannot miss tomato soup (strictly with pasta). Undoubtedly, this vegetable is an indispensable ingredient in domestic cuisine. Or fruit. Many people still argue about this. Deciding which is which is like trying to figure out which came first, the chicken or the egg? According to its botanical characteristics, it is a fruit because it contains seeds and develops from the flower of the plant. However, the answer lies more in the method of use, since it is used together with vegetables in gastronomy.

Tomatoes are very healthy and low in calories

The energy content of 100 g of tomatoes is only 23 calories. Moreover, it is more than 90% water. It is no coincidence that it is popular among dieters. The antioxidant lycopene in it plays an important role in fighting diseases. It is high in vitamin C, but also contains vitamins E and B, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Nice little energy bomb!

There are countless varieties of tomatoes, and KMÉ does not hesitate to reward the best with a trademark

The way it can be used is endless. Salad, soup, vegetables, sauce, pizza base, we can dry them in the sun, like the real Italians, but we can also prepare sun-dried tomatoes in the oven in 4-5 hours. We can also fill it with cottage cheese, cheese, meat, whatever we want. He likes basil, oregano, garlic, chives and parsley very well.

When buying, buy tomatoes that are ripe, but not too ripe

Make sure that your skin is tight, not flawed, stained or pressed! And preferably do not store in the refrigerator! Of course, if we get a few kilos of tomatoes from Nagyi and we don’t know what else to use them for, let’s spend our more boring evenings at the end of summer canning them. It’s not as tricky as it sounds at first, there are many recipes where you don’t even need to pass it, but you can still make divine homemade tomato juice at home in the kitchen. And it will even come in handy with Christmas stuffed cabbage.

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