American tomatoes appetizers & snacks recipes

Chipotle Black Bean Salsa

This is a very yummy and healthful salsa. It is low in calories, low in fat, and the beans add protein.

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

These are great chopped as a main ingredient for bruschetta. Use them roughly cut in a simple pasta with sliced olives. Toss them in salads.…

Pico De gallo

awesome with tortilla chips and meats!

Gazpacho (iced vegetable soup)

A friend made this for a summer evening appetizer some years ago and I have been making it ever since. We live in Phoenix so I may add a green…

Caramelized Onion -Tomato Jam

The Italian Sauce or Gravy Debate

A little history goes a long way. Some Regions in Italy called Tomato topping "Sauce" and some called it…

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

Winter Salsa

Roasted Tomatoes with Goat Cheese

Makes a wonderful appetizer for this holiday season or anytime.

Homemade Salsa

This is a mild salsa. Keep in mind you can adjust this and make it hotter to suit you. In my twenties, I had no problem eating jalapeno peppers…

Ketchup Recipe

Regular ketchup is chock full of sugar, salt, preservatives and all sorts of things you probably don't want to think much about. Low Sugar and Low…

Baked Green Tomatoes

These baked green tomatoes are wonderful this time of year before the frost or freeze kills them. Harvest your green tomatoes now.

Ricotta-Portabella Stuffed Tomatoes

A delicious savory appetizer...vine-ripened tomatoes are best for this recipe.

Sun-Dried Tomato Spread

This is an extremely tasty appetizer spread, that I borrowed from Terry Thomson's "Cajun and Creole Cooking" book. I blatantly copied this, as I…

Tomato, Basil and Olive Bruschetta