Kumato® is a unique variety of tomato that is extremely sweet and has a strong distinctive taste that changes as the tomato colour ripens from green to brown to dark red.
Kumato® Tomatoes are super versatile with different ideal usages at each stage - this is how they can be used at it's three ripening stages:
🍅 Green – firm, flavourful and slices beautifully. Perfect for salads and sandwiches.
🍅 Brown with hints of green - dubbed its ideal eating stage with a more robust flavour. Ideal for stuffing, pan roasting, sauces, chutneys and soups.
🍅Deep brown and dark red – soft, juicy and a mild flavour. Best for cooking.
Here are a couple of different ways that can be used to cook these darkly delicious Kumato® tomatoes, and enjoy their flavour all year around.
Mix and match different ingredients with Kumato® tomatoes and you won't be disappointed. Here are some of our favourite flavour combinations with these darkly delicious Kumato® tomatoes.
Fresh herbs - such as basil, parsley, thyme, coriander and bay leaves
Spices - such as garlic, fresh red and green chillies, dried red chilli flakes, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, smoked paprika, saffron and freshly grated nutmeg.
Dairy - such as ricotta, bocconcini, Parmesan, marinated Feta & Goats cheese, and yoghurt.
Perfection Vegetables - such as Minicaps® baby capsicums & Qukes® baby cucumbers.
Mediterranean Vegetables - such as eggplant, zucchini, and red onions.
Protein - such as Prawns, charcuterie, pork & chorizo sausage.
Gourmet Picks - such as Kalamata olives, salted capers, wood-fired bread, extra virgin oil, and mayonnaise.
Did you know that it's super easy to pickle tomatoes? All varieties of tomatoes can be pickled including green or ripe Kumato® pickles. All you need are glass jars and lids suitable for preserving, a few herbs and spices, and your favourite tomato variety. Check out the video below for how to pickle tomatoes.