Bruschetta is a traditional antipasto dish–or an Italian first course. This version features ripe local cherry tomatoes, plus fresh herbs, greens, and spreadable cheese. It makes a great snack! For a no-heat classroom cooking activity, provide kids with their own ingredients so they can assemble their own open-faced sandwich at their desk.
Tomatoes
Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of August 3
This week’s theme is tomatoes (and other nightshades). Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators to use during the COVID-19 quarantine and beyond.
No Cook Tomato Sauce
This lesson plan has step by step instructions for cooking in the classroom and features literature and curriculum connections.
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- No Cook Tomato Sauce (quick view as .pdf)
Fresh Summer Salsa
This lesson plan has step by step instructions for cooking in the classroom and features literature and curriculum connections.
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- Fresh Summer Salsa recipe and lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Tomato Exploration – Preschool
Children will gain familiarity with different types of tomatoes and explore how they taste.
Children become comfortable with tasting new foods in the supportive, positive environment of their preschool. Children learn that many vegetables come in lots of different varieties that all look and taste different.
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- Tomato Tasting – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
No Cook Tomato Sauce with Pasta recipe and lesson plan
This fresh tomato sauce can be especially colorful when made with a variety of heirloom tomatoes. The associated lesson plan includes literature selections and fun tomato activities.
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- No Cook Tomato Sauce (quick view as .pdf)
Indian Style Okra with Tomatoes
This dish is perfect for the start of the school year when both local tomatoes and local okra are in season. Allow students to smell the ginger and different spices before they are added to the dish. Eliminate the hot pepper for young children.
Fresh Salsa
This recipe is simple to make and healthy! Great as a snack or as an addition to any meal you cook. Don’t add jalapeno unless you like the extra spice.