What do you do with a 4 or 5 lbs of ripe tomatoes?

SueCT · August 14, 2017

If I have one or two ripe tomatoes, I have a tomato sandwich. If I have 3 or 4 I a make fresh salsa or a pizza with fresh tomato slices. If I have 10-15 pounds or so, I make sauce for the freezer. I now am at that awkward place of have maybe 4-5 lbs ripe tomatoes. I need ideas so I don't waste any of them. I can keep a couple another day or two without them becoming over ripe for sandwiches, but not the rest. They are a rag tag lot of Cherokee Purple, Cherokee Purple Heart, Sophie's Choice, 1 Opalka, a Mortgage lifter, etc, lol. I have a bowl of fresh salsa in the fridge already that I made last night. This happens every year after they start ripening but before the full onslaught of tomatoes happens that gives me enough to start making sauce.

August 14, 2017	#1
SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	What do you do with a 4 or 5 lbs of ripe tomatoes? If I have one or two ripe tomatoes, I have a tomato sandwich. If I have 3 or 4 I a make fresh salsa or a pizza with fresh tomato slices. If I have 10-15 pounds or so, I make sauce for the freezer. I now am at that awkward place of have maybe 4-5 lbs ripe tomatoes. I need ideas so I don't waste any of them. I can keep a couple another day or two without them becoming over ripe for sandwiches, but not the rest. They are a rag tag lot of Cherokee Purple, Cherokee Purple Heart, Sophie's Choice, 1 Opalka, a Mortgage lifter, etc, lol. I have a bowl of fresh salsa in the fridge already that I made last night. This happens every year after they start ripening but before the full onslaught of tomatoes happens that gives me enough to start making sauce.