Red juicy tomatoes with feta cheese, olive oil and slices of fresh bread. Now, this is heaven! We can find tomatoes in so many recipes – either mashed or chopped, or as tomato paste. Their varieties, other small other large, are used in salads along with various ingredients and inspire cooks to great culinary creations. Recipes with pasta, sauces, soufflés, omelets, fish and meat, so many cooking ideas for bright red juicy tomatoes. Let’s enjoy each one of them!
Fresh from the garden
Tomatoes in Greece are at their best in summer, until the middle of autumn, in October. We can find them all year, though.
Nutritional value
Calcium
Vitamin K
Antioxidants (lycopene)
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Potassium
Vitamin B
Iron
How are they good for us
Keep our bones strong
Keep our skin and hair healthy
Protect from disease
Reduce blood cholesterol
Reduce blood pressure
Improve eyesight
Improve gastrointestinal function
Tips
Choose to consume tomatoes raw, as by cooking them, valuable ingredients such as Vitamin C, are reduced.
Fast meal with tomatoes
Cut two slices of bread, toast them for a while, sprinkle with olive oil and oregano, spread tomato slices or grated tomato on them, some Horio graviera cheese and a few drops of TOP balsamic vinegar and enjoy fresh bruschettas!
Prepare a Greek salad – two sliced tomatoes, cucumber, onion, some olive oil, salt, oregano and, of course, feta cheese.
