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Flavorful bacon pieces and plum tomato slices offer the final garnish.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2024
During breakfast guests dined on roast plum tomato and basil soup with feta and beetroot salad.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
Some brands also sell San Marzano-style that use a different variety of plum tomato and include calcium chloride and more salt.
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Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
The sauce is a chunky plum tomato layered on top of the mozzarella cheese, and the crust on this pie is coated in garlic and olive oil, which gives it a little extra punch of flavor over a plain cheese slice — although both have their well-deserved merits.
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Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
Top with cheese mixture, then plum tomato slices.
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Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 June 2020
Use a meaty, firm, plum tomato, such as Roma or similar varieties.
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Anna Voloshyna, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
Next, finely chop ½ small white onion and 1 plum tomato and add to the bowl.
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Shayma Owaise Saadat, Bon Appétit, 28 Aug. 2020
Whole plum tomatoes are best but diced or puréed are good, too.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Plum tomato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plum%20tomato. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
plum tomato
noun
: a small oblong tomato
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