FFK18: How to store tomatoes to make them last and how to use tomatoes up.
Food For Kids · The Foodies
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Show Notes
In this episode, the second in a monthly series, Joanne runs through some ideas to reduce food waste and save money by storing foods well and using them up effectively.
This episode is about tomatoes so there some ideas about how to store tomatoes to make them last longer, and stop them going off. This includes how to store them in the kitchen, how to freeze them and how to dry them. There is also some information about why the fridge isn't the best place for tomatoes and how the compounds in tomatoes work for health.
And then there are a few good ideas on how to use up tomatoes that have started to go overripe.
The episode includes our monthly Q&A with Kate Hall from The Full Freezer on how to freeze tomatoes and different ways to use them.
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on cherry tomatoes: https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CDlEH80BiAD/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on salad tomatoes: https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/C5qttWkIFd_/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on tomato puree: https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CTW3omuozGy/
Kate's "Can I Freeze It?" reel on tinned tomatoes: https://www.instagram.com/canifreezeit/reel/CsJss5GKuLe/
Squeezy tomato pasta: https://www.thefoodies.org/squished-tomato-pasta/
Thai tomato soup: https://simple-veganista.com/curry-tomato-soup-zucchini-noodles
Round up of ways to use up tomatoes: https://realfood.tesco.com/curatedlist/seven-ways-to-use-up-leftover-tomatoes.html
Roasted tomato sauce: https://thebackyardlemontree.com/2016/04/13/autumn-roasted-tomato-sauce/
Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat