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In fact, this product is noted to be just as delicious out of season, and it’s most likely an item that you buy every week that needs an upgrade: tomatoes. The Trader Joe’s tomatoes that are worth the rave are not your standard beefsteaks.
“I’m a tomato snob,” our senior commerce editorBrierley Horton, M.S., RD, says. “If it’s not tomato season, the only tomatoes I’ll usually buy are cherry or grape tomatoes and only when I’m making a burrito bowl or taco salad. But the Kumato tomatoes at Trader Joe’s are an exception. I buy them year-round and no matter the season, they never disappoint.”
“When you grow up in the literal ‘Garden State’ in an Italian-American family, you quickly figure out what a good tomato tastes like,” commerce food writerKristin Montemaranoexplains. “They’re at the core of most of my favorite meals, and for as long as I can remember, the only time I ever really enjoyed a whole, raw tomato was when they were plucked out of my own backyard.”
“All of that changed when I bought the Kumato tomatoes from Trader Joe’s,” Montemarano continues. “They’re juicy, tart, a little sweet and rich with an umami-like flavor similar to that of heirlooms.”
Our editorial directorVictoria Seaver, M.S., RD, is also from Jersey and can relate to being picky with her tomatoes—until, of course, she first tried these TJ gems.
“They are so delicious!” she raves. “Consistently so, which is not the case with most store-bought tomatoes, especially when they’re out of season. And the price point can’t be beat. I even find myself buying them in the summer, which is saying a lot.”
Their similar taste and texture to heirloom tomatoes means that they can be easily substituted in recipes like ourCaprese Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrataor ourTomato Ricotta Tart. Here are some more ideas that our editors use them for:
For more inspiration on how to use up your tomatoes (if you somehow don’t run out just from snacking), browse through thesehighly rated tomato recipes you’ll want to make forever.
Baked Feta & Tomato Chickpeas
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