In Saint-Tropez they serve sole with sauce vierge, a sharp tomato, shallot and vinegar sauce.
It happens again with hefty gulf prawns, simply seared on the grill but paired with won-ton wrappers filled with sweet, creamy soybean paste and surrounded by a sharp tomato broth.
And my serving of red snapper, a thin fillet, was cooked well past seared and was atop a sharp tomato concassé that obscured its delicate flavor.
Tip: Make an insertion in the tomatoes with a sharp knife, and then squash the tomatoes slightly.
These arrive with a sharp salad of sweet tomatoes and crunchy onion.
This is especially true of an enormous Cobb salad, a fiesta of bibb lettuce, avocado, chicken breast, smoked bacon, hard-boiled egg and tomato with a sharp, creamy Gorgonzola dressing (balsamic vinaigrette is a second option).
Prick the tomato with a sharp knife or fork.
For the salad, quarter the tomatoes with a sharp knife, then, with the skin side on the board, remove the skin and squeeze out the seeds.
He's relaxed about ingredients ("tamales are borne of poverty"), but will serve them with sauce made from tomatillos – green tomatoes with a sharp citrus flavour.
Make a slit in the skin of the tomatoes with a sharp knife, put them in a bowl and pour the boiling water over them.
