Lauren Braun Costello Gives Heirloom Tomoto Buying Tips
Posted on August 1, 2009
We love heirloom tomatoes. They are so tasty during the summer. Lauren Braun Costello, the co-author of Notes on Cooking, explains how to buy and store heirloom tomatoes in this short video. She recommends buying heirloom tomatoes from your local farmer's market. She also says the best way to buy tomatoes is to buy them on the vine.
Lauren Braun Costello also warns not to refrigerate heirloom tomatoes (before cutting them open) and to keep them out of the sun. Take a look:
Chef Costello has a recipe using heirloom tomatoes - Heirloom Tomato Tart with Fresh Ricotta - on her website.