![]() ![]() It has leaves that are smaller than the more common sweet basil-as small as 1 ⁄4 inch and usually not more than 1 inch long. You can slice and measure all the ingredients ahead, but toss them all together only at the last minute so that the salad doesn’t get soggy.īush basil grows as a small, round bush. On the other hand, if you really are awash in tomatoes, as can happen during the height of the season, freeze them whole to use later, such as in Stewed Chicken with Fresh Tomatoes (page 150 of Flavorwalla). ![]() You can’t taste them when they’re cold, and it also ruins the texture. He has one golden rule for storing tomatoes: Don’t ever put them in the refrigerator. Tim is one of the many passionate farmers I have the pleasure to work with, and he’s one of the nicest guys I know. His heirloom tomatoes are just the excuse I need. Plus, I love to have any excuse to talk about my favorite farmer, Tim Stark of Eckerton Hill Farm in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Many people are turned off by heirloom tomatoes because they can be funny-looking and it’s not easy to get perfect, round slices, but I consider that innate idiosyncrasy to be a major part of their appeal. Excerpted from Flavorwalla by Floyd Cardoz (Artisan Books). ![]()
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