Heirloom Tomatoes

Colorful heirloom tomatoes of all shapes and sizes are overflowing at farmers markets. Here’s how some restaurants are featuring this juicy, flavorful late-summer bounty on their menus.

Tribeca Grill
New York, NY
Heirloom tomato and goat cheese salad dressed with a sweet corn sauce and opal basil vinegar (Part of a $24.07 Prix Fixe)

Manzanita
Truckee, CA
Panzanella salad with heirloom tomatoes, burrata cheese and aceto balsamico; $10

Avila
Boston, MA
Heirloom tomato gazpacho; $10

Catelli Ristorante
Voorhees, NJ
Tasting of Jersey Tomatoes includes tomato water shooter, Heirloom tomato, roasted pepper and mozzarella napoleon with roasted tomato sorbet (Part of a $35 Prix Fixe)

Babette’s Café
Atlanta, GA
Heirloom tomatoes with aged balsamic vinegar, basil and arugula; $5.75

Becca’s Restaurant
Phoenixville, PA
Seared diver sea scallops over a fresh local corn polenta with an oven roasted heirloom tomato sauce; $29

First Street Café
Benicia, CA
Fresh heirloom tomato carpaccio with roasted bell pepper, shaved parmesan and capers; $9.95

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