Generic salad tomato
Salad tomato is a kitchen grouping for tomatoes chosen for fresh eating, rather than the name of one cultivar.
- Meaning of the name
- A use group, not one cultivar
- Examples
- Cuore di bue and Camone types
Try it in the kitchen
Our suggestion: make a tasting plate with slices of two named tomato varieties, the same olive oil and a little salt. Compare the flesh and shape before adding a more elaborate dressing.
Choose a named example
Ask for the cultivar or type rather than treating “salad tomato” as one botanical variety. A classic Cuore di bue and a round Camone-type tomato can both belong to this kitchen group.
