Too Many Tomatoes? Try These Five Recipes Before They're Mush

Tomatoes and summertime, peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers. Some things are just meant to go together. Once summer rolls around, it's all too easy to get excited about the beautiful summer fruits and vegetables. For many of us, that means we buy too many tomatoes. Save your wallet and your mini tomato crop you've accumulated in your kitchen with these recipes that showcase tomatoes in unique ways. 

Highlighting yellow, green and red tomatoes, this cold soup can last in the fridge for a few days and makes a great refreshing lunch or light dinner.

​Any tomato variety can be used here but bruschetta does especially well with cherry or grape-sized tomatoes. 

This recipe uses other staples beyond tomatoes you can buy at the farmers' market, such as peaches, cucumbers and fresh basil. 

Brighten up your breakfast sandwich with a sliced, ripe heirloom tomato. You can even skip the bread and use the tomato as the main base of the sandwich. 

Utilize two farmers' market staples in one summertime dish you can make on the grill.