{"id":12068,"date":"2025-05-20T11:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/?p=12068"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:42:39","slug":"tomato-tricks-simple-tips-to-elevate-every-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/tomato-tricks-simple-tips-to-elevate-every-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato Tricks: Simple Tips to Elevate Every Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none \" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/articles\/TomatoTricksSimpleTipstoElevateEveryMeal.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato Tricks: Simple Tips  to Elevate Every Meal\" \/><br><br \/>\n<span class=\"artTitle\">Tomato Tricks: Simple Tips to Elevate Every Meal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"art\"><span>  <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Tomatoes are kitchen superstars for good reason\u2014they\u2019re versatile, flavorful and packed with nutrients like vitamins C and K, plus heart-healthy lycopene. But are you really making the most of them? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Try these simple tomato hacks to waste less, save time and bring big flavor to your meals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Balance the Flavor: If your tomatoes taste too acidic, sprinkle a pinch of sugar or drizzle with honey for a smoother bite in salads and sandwiches. <\/li>\n<li>Perfect Sandwich Slices: No more soggy bread! Salt tomato slices and let them rest for 10 minutes before patting dry. This simple step removes excess moisture to keep your sandwiches crisp and delicious.<\/li>\n<li>Roast for Richness: Roast cherry tomatoes with olive oil, garlic and herbs at 400\u00b0 for about 20 minutes. Sweet, jammy and perfect for pastas, bowls or appetizers.<\/li>\n<li>Freeze Your Bounty: Too many tomatoes? Turn them into homemade tomato paste! Blend, simmer until thick, then freeze in ice cube trays for ready-to-use flavor boosters.<\/li>\n<li>Zero-Waste Win: Don\u2019t toss tomato tops, cores and skins\u2014simmer them into soups or sauces for added depth, then strain before serving. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Market 32 and Price Chopper, we partner with local farms to bring you the freshest tomatoes all season long. Pick up fresh tomatoes in our produce section and put these simple tricks to work!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomato Tricks: Simple Tips to Elevate Every Meal Tomatoes are kitchen superstars for good reason\u2014they\u2019re versatile, flavorful and packed with nutrients like vitamins C and K, plus heart-healthy lycopene. But are you really making the most of them? Try these &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/tomato-tricks-simple-tips-to-elevate-every-meal\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,51],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-12068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-kitchen-hacks","tag-25sum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12077,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12068\/revisions\/12077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}