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Buttered Tomatoes With Ginger

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(22)

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This versatile peak-of-summer condiment can be served on top of white rice, pasta, toast, steamed fish, steak, or roast chicken. This recipe is part of the Healthyish Farmers’ Market Challenge. Get all 10 recipes here.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

4

tablespoons unsalted butter

1

1-inch piece ginger, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks

4

scallions, white and pale green parts finely chopped, dark green parts thinly sliced

1½

pounds tomatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 4 cups)

2

tablespoons plus 1½ teaspoons white or regular soy sauce

Kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium. As soon as butter stops foaming, add ginger and scallion whites and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, turning gently with a large spoon, until tomatoes are juicy and just warmed through, about 2 minutes. Add soy sauce and toss to combine. Taste and season with salt, if needed. Top with scallion greens.

    Alex Lau
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  • This was such a nice way to use up some heirloom tomatoes that were on the verge of past prime. I wouldn't have thought of incorporating ginger and soy, but it was a refreshing change of pace from garlic. Silky and deceptively simple, an A+ component to dress up any meal.

    • Jules

    • Kauai, HI

    • 12/13/2021

  • A staple recipe in our household now. My husband loves this dish and always skips a little when he smells this dish wafting from the kitchen. Sometimes I add bell peppers too if we have some extra.

    • Vy D

    • Portland, OR

    • 10/6/2021

  • All the negative reviews make me question how they messed up something simple. If you don’t like ginger then it’s just not for you , it shines through well . Great tasting simple snack, I just ate with sourdough toast.

    • Kyle

    • Long Beach, CA

    • 10/6/2021

  • Garbage total garbage Such a waste of peak tomato! What were you thinking!!!

    • Steven W

    • Chicago

    • 8/11/2021

  • SO EASY and quick! A great meal to throw together on weekdays or if your pantry is looking like it is a little barren. It's awesome over short-grain rice. I have also served it with some grilled chicken thighs and really recommend it.

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles

    • 10/12/2020

  • I can’t stop making this. Great over rice.

    • Anonymous

    • Illinois

    • 9/3/2020

  • I had been really looking forward to this, especially after reading the reviews but am super disappointed. I love tomatoes, love ginger, love butter, it smelled incredible...but just ho hum. Not terrible, but not really much of an improvement on good tomatoes with salt on good buttered toast

    • Anonymous

    • Chicago

    • 9/3/2020