Bob's Pico de Gallo
4 medium – large tomatoes diced
1t salt
1t minced garlic
1t pepper
1/3 cup vinegar
1 medium – large onion
1 Serrano pepper (half the seeds removed)
5 cilantro stems with leaves
Dice tomatoes. Process all remaining ingredients in a food processor. Serve with tortilla chips.
Caprese Salad
1 fresh mozzarella ball
12 fresh basil leaves
2 fresh large tomatoes
1/4 c extra virgin olive oil (a quality brand for best flavor)
1/4 c Balsamic vinegar
tsp sea salt
Slice the fresh mozzarella and tomatoes into 1/3" thick slices and arrange on plate. Chop fresh basil and sprinkle over cheese and tomatoes. Drizzle olive oil evenly over dish, followed by balsamic. Sprinkle with sea salt to taste. Serve chilled.
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To really figure out if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable, you need to know what makes a fruit a fruit, and a vegetable a vegetable. The big question to ask is, DOES IT HAVE SEEDS? If the answer is yes, then technically, you have a FRUIT. This, of course, makes your tomato a fruit. It also makes cucumbers, squash, green beans and walnuts all fruits as well. VEGETABLES such as, radishes, celery, carrots, and lettuce do NOT have seeds (that are part of what we eat) and so they are grouped as vegetables. Now don't go looking for tomatoes next to the oranges in your grocery stores; fruits like tomatoes and green beans are usually (alas, incorrectly) referred to as "vegetables" in most grocery stores and cookbooks. Source(s): http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/
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