03/09/2026
This is another one in my series of making veg more exciting. With tomatoes I especially find that the cheap ones are tasteless and can have a horrible texture – completely the opposite of what I’m looking for. This is a shame because tomatoes are full of vitamins including vitamin C, but also polyphenols like lycopene which is important for skin health. Despite cheap tomatoes not tasting very good, many studies have found them to contain similar quantities of beneficial nutrients as the ones that taste nice. Roasting them in this way makes even the most bland tomato delicious so getting these nutrients doesn’t have to break the bank.