Juicy and sweet, fresh tomatoes can be a delicious addition to salads. They come in a range of sizes and varieties from small cherry to big beef, and traditionally they're red in colour but you can also get tomatoes in yellow, green, purple and orange. Tomatoes are mainly a carbohydrate with some fibre, but they are best known for their vitamin and mineral content which includes calcium, magnesium, beta-carotene (which becomes vitamin A when consumed), vitamins C and E, some B vitamins and vitamin K. You may like to read more about tomatoes here. But if you are looking for some recipe suggestions (many are low carb) have a look below, there may be one, or more, you'd like to try.
Summer Tomato Pie : Low Carb
Salad Aveyronnaise : A little bit of France on your table
Vittoria tomato tricolore salad : Perfect for summer and it's LCHF
Halloumi, courgette (zucchini), green bean and tomato salad
Tomato Soup with onions, carrot and celery
see more details/recipe here
Gazpacho Soup - A wonderful taste of Andalucia - Perfect for Summer
see more details/recipe here
I hope you may enjoy these suggestions, but please note, you will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.
All the best Jan
These are great ways to enjoy tomatoes. Always a favorite staple in our house!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that tomatoes were predominantly carbohydrates. I love them (particularly homegrown), and use them often. Thank you for continuing my education.
ReplyDeleteDo you have to limit them in your diet?
Love tomatoes. I eat lots of them, all different kinds.
ReplyDelete...they are great and coming soon here!
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ReplyDeleteI had no idea that tomatoes were predominantly carbohydrates. I love them (particularly homegrown), and use them often. Thank you for continuing my education.
Do you have to limit them in your diet?
Many thanks for your comment and question.
As you may be aware my husband Eddie is a type 2 Diabetic, and yes, he does have to limit them as they can affect his blood sugars. This is why when you are diabetic it is especially important to know the affect certain foods have on you, as what suits one person may not suit another!
I am not diabetic but I do live a LCHF lifestyle, my carb intake is about 50 grams per day and I do have a few more tomatoes than Eddie does.
Tomatoes contain about 3 grams of net carbs per 100 grams (about 6 grams per cup). But if you are eating a strict keto low-carb diet (below 20 grams per day) it’s worth keeping in mind that the carbs do add up, and you can only eat a moderate amount of tomatoes to stay under that limit.
Certain forms of tomatoes are more concentrated in carbohydrates, so more planning is needed to fit these foods into your menu plans.
This link below gives more information:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vegetables
All the best Jan
Good suggestions!
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ReplyDeleteNothing like fresh tomatoes out of the garden. We've not had much luck with tomatoes this year. Tried growing them from seeds and they are pretty pathetic looking.
ReplyDeleteTheir attractive red color doesn't let us miss them. Tomatoes are the "first responders" to the salad feast. And we cannot ignore their lycopene pigment that has many health benefits.
ReplyDeleteBoth soups sound great, but I think I will give tomato one try.
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Great post Jan!
ReplyDeleteI love tomatoes and cook with them often.
I also love to snack on cherry tomatoes🍅
I tried to make a tomato pie once - and I let it drain for a long time - it was good - but still wet on the bottom.
ReplyDeletegorgeous, delicious post! thanks for sharing these lovely recipes!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of tomato pie before. I am really hungry, now! Everything looks so tasty.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing nicer than tomatoes straight from the garden in whatever guise.
ReplyDeleteWonderful fresh tomatoes that are losing their taste to the old fashioned ones, still they are ok.
ReplyDeleteSome great recipes there. It won't be long now until I'm picking ripe tomatoes from my plants.
ReplyDeleteLos tomates me encantan. Un beso.
ReplyDeletegreat recipes! thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love cherry tomatoes in salads or eaten out of hand
ReplyDeleteTomatoes are always good! Valerie
ReplyDeleteTomatoes is a staple in our house during the summer, especially when the ones I grow are ripe. We love a simple caprese salad. These recipes look good.
ReplyDeleteThese tomato dishes look absolutely delicious, every last one of them. I love, love, love tomatoes...pretty much any way you fix them. Thank you for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteEven though "I Hate To Cook", I might be tempted to try that tomato pie, it looks so good.
Wishing you a Happy Saturday night and a Great Sunday!
And I just bought sooo many violet tomatoes at the market :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by and for taking the time to leave such a sweet comment!! I love home grown tomatoes in the Summer but I do not have the room to grow them so I do the next best thing!! Buy them from the Amish farmer who sets up several stands at the Mini Mart down the street. There is nothing like a tomato sandwich with lots of mayo in the Summer!!
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Deb
thank you sooooooooooo much for MOUTHWATERING post dear Jan :)
ReplyDeletethis is so rich with stuff i like so much :)))
I do love tomatoes, that soup looks truly delicious!xxx
ReplyDeleteOne of the best things about summer are those luscious tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteWe love tomatoes, and those recipes look so good! :)
ReplyDeleteI adore toatoes and I see a lot of link clicking in my immediate future!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan for an amazing post! Loved it all! Big Hugs!
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