Tomatoes

We’ve all become a little tomato crazy. When they’re good, they’re just so darned good! Vine-ripened tomatoes are one of summer’s chief garden stars. Most folks we know try to grow at least a few plants of their own, trading varieties and compliments among friends at the harvest. We’ve all come to cherish that just-ripened rosy treasure, still warm from the sun, eaten out of hand, simply sprinkled with sea salt, or love popping jewel-colored miniatures into our mouths like candy. An assortment of tomatoes with their various hues, thickly sliced and marinated with fresh herbs, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil just long enough to heighten the flavors of all three—pure heaven.