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Ripe here, right now

Tomatoes play a starring role in these delicious quick-cook recipes  

Cheat’s quinoa tabbouleh with feta

 

Cherry tomato tarts with parma ham & pesto

Tuscan tomato & bread salad

Cherry tomato tarts with parma ham & pesto, Tuscan tomato & bread salad

BEYOND SIMPLY RED: GO GOLDEN, GREEN, PEAR-SHAPED OR STRIPED 

Seek out heritage and heirloom varieties at good veg stalls and local markets, or browse the seed catalogues and plan to grow your own next season. For a sweet small yellow variety try golden queen from Hampton Court Palace Head Gardener’s selection, historicroyalpalaces.com.

Find giant yellow brandywine seeds at nickys-nursery.co.uk. Garden guru Sarah Raven’s essential tomato collection includes the mini sungold and gardener’s delight varieties plus a deep purple beauty, black krim; see sarahraven.com. For Italian plum tomatoes, including foodies’ favourite san marzano, as well as meaty ribbed and beefsteak varieties such as red pear, visit seedsofitaly.com.

Explore a wide selection of cherry and baby plums in various colours, including apero and orange fizz, at chilternseeds.co.uk. Stripy-skinned tomatoes include the striking green zebra from mr-fothergills.co.uk and tiger red from thompson-morgan.com.

 

Food styling: Clare Lewis

Styling: Sue Radcliffe 

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