10 Ways to Preserve Peak-Season Tomatoes — Recipes from The Kitchn

When you're eating your weight in tomatoes this time of year, it's hard to even fathom the idea that the season will eventually come to a close and you'll only be left with memories of the juicy tomato salads, sandwiches, and pastas you ate. Don't let the fear of an upcoming six months of mealy, grocery-store tomatoes get you down just yet, however. If you take a little time on a lazy summer Saturday to preserve a big bunch of sweet tomatoes now, you'll no doubt be thanking yourself come winter.

Churn out jars of homemade tomato sauce and logs of aromatic compound butter and you'll have a taste of summer waiting for you in your pantry throughout the rest of the year.

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