tomatoes and ginger

[torakris]

I have to admit I was over 30 when I ate my first dish that combined tomatoes and ginger and it was love at first taste! Recently I have been seeing this combo popping up all over the place, do you have any favorite recipes for using this dynamic duo?

here is my version of the dish that started it all for me:

http://recipes.egullet.com/recipes/r335.html

[msphoebe]

I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions to add, but wanted to thank you for this great idea for pairing tomatoes and ginger. Love both but never thought to combine them. I'll have to give it a try!

[tanabutler]

I've had tomatoes and ginger as the basis for a shrimp stir-fry, and added other green herbs (that vary), along with yellow bells and whatever else looks good at the moment.

[Gifted Gourmet]

I make a tomato-orange-ginger soup with those ingredients ....

It has a beautiful reddish-orange color and a slight bite from the ginger.

2 medium onions, peeled and chopped fine

3 cloves garlic, chopped fine

1/8 pound sweet butter

Zest of ½ medium orange

6 cups pureed fresh tomatoes (edited, see post below)

1 5-ounce can tomato paste

6 cups freshly squeezed orange juice

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

½ teaspoon salt

3/4 tablespoon salt

Cayenne to taste

Sauté the onion and garlic lightly in the butter ... do not brown. Add the zest and stir well. Transfer to a large pot (or stock pot) ... add the remaining ingredients, stir well. Bring almost to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve hot or cool.

oh yes, andiesenji and I discussed this recipe and her own personal variation back in May ... andiesenji, you reading this?

[andiesenji]

oh yes, andiesenji and I discussed this recipe and her own personal variation back in May ... andiesenji, you reading this?

Yes, it is lovely and I think I mentioned I was going to make a sorbet from it.

I did and it was lovely.

Great recipe Melissa!

[torakris]

6 cups quarts pureed fresh tomatoes

???

This sounds great!

[Gifted Gourmet]

sorry .. 6 cups is right ...

[helenjp]

First met these flavors in tomato ginger jam. A little lemon doesn't hurt, either.

[Behemoth]

I love that combination. The heat of the ginger really pulls out the depth of the tomato flavor for me. It seems to come up in indian food a lot. Madhur Jaffrey's (world of the east?) vegetarian cookbook has several dishes that really highlight this combination -- a cream of tomato soup with indian spices, and a couple of tomato chutneys, both hot and sweet. I make all of these fairly often. In fact, I have a jar of the sweet chutney in my fridge right now. (I had a bunch of heirloom tomatoes that needed using.) It is awesome on a cheese sandwich, and keeps for months.

[Shiewie]

Stir-fried beef fillet slices with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, bean paste and onions.