It was Jamie Oliver’s multicoloured ‘MotherShip Tomato Salad‘ from his series ‘Jamie at Home’ which prompted me to ‘grow’ mad and sow lots of tomato seeds of many different colours.
So when I saw the latest edition of his magazine Jamie had an article on new tomato recipes it was a must-have.
Wine-Gummy Tomatoes sound good (tomato halves oven-roasted for 4 hours at low temperature) and I thought maybe Orange Tomato & Horseradish Shots might cure me of my aversion to tomato juice. That was before I saw they’re an accompaniment to a little smoked eel on toasted ciabatta. I’ve not had eel – it might be lovely. But if not – then my hope of learning to love TJ will be forever dashed by association.
But whatever I choose to make the good news is I’m growing the right tomatoes. Out of ‘Jamie’s Top Sorts’, I’m growing 4:
Sungold, Black Cherry, Green Zebra, Brandywine, Russian Black and Ananas Noir
So I’ve ‘appliqued’ the photo of ‘Catalan Style Bread with Squashed Tomatoes’ with my own Sungold, Black Cherry and Green Zebra.
