Fresh tomatoes are a versatile and useful ingredient in the kitchen. Whether you’re slicing them for a vibrant Caprese salad, blending them into a salsa, chopping them for a savory topping, or ...

I once subscribed to the why-in-the-world-would-you-peel-a-tomato school of thought. For me, skin-on summer tomatoes were—still are—perfect for stuffing, tossing into pastas and dicing into salsas.