How to choose good tomatoes for salad?
Chefs of elite restaurants and good cooks know that the flavor of any dish depends largely on the quality of the ingredients. Tomatoes are the main accent product in many dishes, but they should be chosen especially carefully for salads.
We will give you some useful tips on how to choose tomatoes for salad so that its flavor will be divinely beautiful.
How to choose good tomatoes for salad?
So, when choosing tomatoes for salads it’s important to consider:
1. Their appearance. It should be pleasing. Tomatoes should be uniformly colored with a color inherent in the varietal characteristics of the vegetable. For example, such a luxurious tomato for salad, such as Pink Paradise has a round shape and a delicate pink color. On tomatoes there should be no rot, mold, depressed places and dark spots. The stalk should not have a green color. The integrity of the skin keeps the tomatoes juicy, so they should not be cracked. However, tomatoes that are flawlessly perfect in appearance can be completely tasteless and flavorless. Therefore, appearance is not the most important criterion when choosing tomatoes for salad.
2. The tomato should exude a pleasant flavor specific to the variety. There are now tomatoes with a fruity flavor, spicy tomatoes and classic tomatoes. Choose a tomato with the right flavor for your dish. Classic tomato flavor can be called universal, suitable for any dish. If the tomato does not smell or has an unpleasant odor, it is likely to have a mediocre taste.
3. Tomatoes can be watery, with a high seed content and hollows. For salads, it is better to choose tomatoes with a dense sugary, watermelon-like flesh texture. Also pay attention to the veins from the stalk and the uniformity of coloring of the pulp. Now there are bicolor and tricolor tomatoes, which inside have a whole palette of colors. However, the pulp of red-fruited or rose-fruited tomatoes should have uniform coloring. If, however, there is green in a red tomato, and the veins are too prominent, this may indicate the presence of pesticides in tomatoes and violation of agrotechnics of their cultivation.
4. The tastiest tomatoes are sold on a green branch, which will show that the tomato was picked fully ripe and has not been stored for a long time, and will therefore be tasty. If the branch is dry, it indicates that the tomatoes were picked green or stored for too long.
5. The size of the tomatoes for the salad depends on the technique used to prepare the salad. For example, it is better to add cherry tomatoes to caesar salad, and medium-sized tomatoes with a classic round shape are suitable for a juicy vegetable salad. They are neatly and beautifully sliced. Large-fruited tomatoes can be used in salads with cabbage, carrots or meat, cut into straws.
6. You can also ask in which region the vegetables were grown, in greenhouses or in the open. Usually tomatoes from sunny regions, Uzbekistan or Azerbaijan have a more intense bright and juicy flavor, which will give the salad unique flavor notes.
7. The most important tip is to choose reliable and trusted vegetable suppliers, whether they are market vendors or online stores.
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