5 simply elegant tomato Recipes

tomatoes (about 10 medium), butter, minced chives, divided, salt, pepper, half-and-half cream

lettuce (preferably a spring mix), cucumber, sliced, tomatoes, halved (or grape tomatoes), red onion, sliced very thin, grapes, halved (or berries will work too), almonds , slivered, balsamic vinaigrette (or red wine vinaigrette), raspberry vinaigrette dressing (ken s steakhouse makes a good 1), black pepper, freshly ground, parmesan cheese or gorgonzola

thick-cut bacon , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, shallot, sliced, simply potatoes diced potatoes with onion, eggs, whisked, half-and-half, dried basil, dried marjoram, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove liquid, red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into rings, crumbled goat cheese

black beans, mexican-style tomatoes, white shoepeg corn, sour cream, cilantro