Tomato, Roma - Certified Organic - BC

Certified Organic Roma Tomatoes

Roma tomatoes are the workhorses of tomato season. With their thick, meaty flesh, relatively few seeds and lower moisture content, they're the tomatoes we reach for when we want big tomato flavour without a lot of extra liquid.

Their firm texture and rich, slightly sweet flavour make them especially good for sauces, salsa, roasting and preserving—but don't overlook them for fresh eating. A perfectly ripe Roma is delicious chopped into salads, tucked into sandwiches or simply sliced with a little salt.

Why You'll Love Them

• Certified Organic

• Rich, concentrated tomato flavour

• Thick, meaty flesh with fewer seeds

• Less watery than many slicing tomatoes

• Excellent for cooking and preserving

• Versatile enough for fresh eating, too

Great For

Tomato sauce, fresh or canned salsa, bruschetta, pizza, soups, roasting, canning and freezing. For an easy summer side, halve them, drizzle with olive oil and roast until soft and caramelized.

Good to Know

Roma tomatoes are often called paste or plum tomatoes because their higher proportion of flesh to juice makes them particularly well suited to sauces. Less water means less time simmering your sauce down—and more concentrated tomato flavour in the finished dish.

How to Stretch This

Have more ripe tomatoes than you can use? Freeze them whole. There's no need to blanch or peel them first. Pop washed, ripe Romas into a freezer bag and use them later for soups, sauces and stews. Once thawed, the skins slip off easily.

Storage

Keep tomatoes at room temperature and out of direct sunlight for the best flavour and texture. If they're getting very ripe and you need another day or two, refrigerate them to slow things down, then bring them back toward room temperature before eating.

Certified Organic • Roma/Paste Tomato