SusieQOH

I have no surplus of tomatoes because the critters got to them first

Snooze2978

Last year I was overrun by tomatoes, ripened ones as well as green ones at the end of the season. I started dehydrating them as I can put them into jars and store in a cabinet so not taking up room in my overfilled freezers. The cherry and grape tomatoes I cut in half the long way and can use them in recipes calling for sun-dried tomatoes. They give a big punch of flavor and no I don't add any oil to my dried tomatoes either. The larger tomatoes I dehydrated and/or roasted but for the large dried ones, I put into my blender or rfood processor and ground them up and then put into jars. Have you ever had a tomato type sauce that seemed runny, well adding a bit of the dried, ground up tomato took care of the runs. I also threw in some into some of my soups as it also gave a nice punch of flavor.

As for the green tomatoes, my sister figured out a way to bread them just like out eggplant, bake them on a rake and then freeze them to use later as a snake or part of a meal. The trick for me is to pull what I need out, keep frozen, and air fry for 4-6 minutes so they don't come out soggy. Same for the eggplant slices as we love eggplant parmasean but don't care for soggy slices. The breading we use can be stored in the freezer for the next time you need it too so again no waste.

Luckily this year I planted only 1 regular tomato plant but 2 grape tomato plants as I ran out of my little sun dried tomatoes for my recipes.

osewme

I froze a bunch of my tomatoes this spring. I just took the core out, dipped them in boiling water for about 3 minutes & then put them in ice water to cool them. Then the skins just slide right off. I then chopped them up in pieces & put them in freezer containers & froze them. I don't even season them....I can do that when they thaw & season according to what I am using them for. I use them in my pinto beans, taco sauce, soups, etc. I'm doing this with store bought tomatoes also when I have some that I'm not using because I hate to throw away good food.

Thanks for all the good tips on how to take care of those over runs of tomatoes in the spring garden.

Peckish

Oooooo for you roasted tomato lovers, here's my favorite recipe, my family absolutely loves this. Creamy Tomato Gnocchi Soup. You can make it in an Instant Pot, a crock pot, or on the stove. It's fast, easy, and delicious. I serve it with grilled cheese on sourdough.
Gnocchi can be found next to the pasta in any grocery store.

petthefabric

Tropit… Ditto.