With 200 favorites out of the 500 heirloom tomato varieties she grows on her farm in New York’s Hudson River Valley, it’s hard for author and expert gardener Amy Goldman to pick just one. Instead, she nominated her “favorite favorite” tomato from each of these 5 categories: globe, beefsteak, cherry, plum and currant. She suggests looking for these and other heirloom tomatoes at your farmers’ market or growing them yourself next summer. -Elizabeth Bruner Don’t Miss: 14 Recipes for Overripe Tomatoes Aunt Gertie’s Gold Tomatoes 1. Aunt Gertie’s Gold Tomatoes The tangerine skin and deep orange flesh of this beautiful orange globe tomato make it irresistible to the eye. These tomatoes are best enjoyed fresh-try them in a tomato salad. Tomato Salad with Tarragon Pesto & Pumpernickel Croutons Big Rainbow Tomatoes 2. Big Rainbow Tomatoes This bicolored beefsteak tomato has bright yellow skin tinged with blush-pink or crimson and can weigh up to two pounds. Tomato Sandwiches with Basil-Anchovy Mayo Black Cherry Tomatoes 3. Black Cherry Tomatoes These fruity, cherry-shaped tomatoes are maroon-almost black-in color and have deep wine-colored flesh. Serve them along with other cherry tomatoes in this Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon. Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon Orange Banana Tomato 4. Orange Banana Tomato An import from Russia, these deep-orange plum tomatoes are best oven-roasted or pureed in a sauce. They provide tons of delicious flavor in this Herbed Tomato Gratin recipe. Herbed Tomato Gratin Herbed Tomato Gratin Sara’s Galapagos Tomato 5. Sara’s Galapagos Tomato A red currant tomato that Goldman discovered on a trip to the Galapagos Islands with her daughter, Sara, in 2002. She brought seeds back to the U.S. and now you can find them in select seed catalogs. Enjoy these tomatoes straight off the vine or try them in our Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad recipe. Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad More Healthy Recipes & More Healthy Tomato Recipes7-Day Dinner Plan: The Superfoods of SummerHomemade SalsaHealthy Summer Recipes
With 200 favorites out of the 500 heirloom tomato varieties she grows on her farm in New York’s Hudson River Valley, it’s hard for author and expert gardener Amy Goldman to pick just one. Instead, she nominated her “favorite favorite” tomato from each of these 5 categories: globe, beefsteak, cherry, plum and currant. She suggests looking for these and other heirloom tomatoes at your farmers’ market or growing them yourself next summer. -Elizabeth Bruner
Don’t Miss: 14 Recipes for Overripe Tomatoes
Aunt Gertie's Gold Tomatoes
1. Aunt Gertie’s Gold Tomatoes
The tangerine skin and deep orange flesh of this beautiful orange globe tomato make it irresistible to the eye. These tomatoes are best enjoyed fresh-try them in a tomato salad.
Tomato Salad with Tarragon Pesto & Pumpernickel Croutons
Big Rainbow Tomatoes
2. Big Rainbow Tomatoes
This bicolored beefsteak tomato has bright yellow skin tinged with blush-pink or crimson and can weigh up to two pounds.
Tomato Sandwiches with Basil-Anchovy Mayo
Black Cherry Tomatoes
3. Black Cherry Tomatoes
These fruity, cherry-shaped tomatoes are maroon-almost black-in color and have deep wine-colored flesh. Serve them along with other cherry tomatoes in this Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon.
Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon
Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon
Orange Banana Tomato
4. Orange Banana Tomato
An import from Russia, these deep-orange plum tomatoes are best oven-roasted or pureed in a sauce. They provide tons of delicious flavor in this Herbed Tomato Gratin recipe.
Herbed Tomato Gratin
Herbed Tomato Gratin
Sara's Galapagos Tomato
5. Sara’s Galapagos Tomato
A red currant tomato that Goldman discovered on a trip to the Galapagos Islands with her daughter, Sara, in 2002. She brought seeds back to the U.S. and now you can find them in select seed catalogs. Enjoy these tomatoes straight off the vine or try them in our Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad recipe.
Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad
Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad
More Healthy Recipes & More
Healthy Tomato Recipes7-Day Dinner Plan: The Superfoods of SummerHomemade SalsaHealthy Summer Recipes
Aunt Gertie’s Gold Tomatoes
Aunt Gertie’s Gold Tomatoes
Tomato Salad with Tarragon Pesto & Pumpernickel Croutons
Tomato Salad with Tarragon Pesto & Pumpernickel Croutons
Big Rainbow Tomatoes
Big Rainbow Tomatoes
Tomato Sandwiches with Basil-Anchovy Mayo
Tomato Sandwiches with Basil-Anchovy Mayo
Black Cherry Tomatoes
Black Cherry Tomatoes
Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon
Cucumber & Tomato Salad with Preserved Lemon
Orange Banana Tomato
Orange Banana Tomato
Herbed Tomato Gratin
Herbed Tomato Gratin
Sara’s Galapagos Tomato
Sara’s Galapagos Tomato
Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad
Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad
