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Materials:
Download and print this image or one showing many different kinds of tomatoes and pass it around to the students, or have different kinds of tomatoes on display.
DO
Summer Garden Salsa
3 large tomatoes, seeded & coarsely chopped
1 small fresh jalapeno chili, seeded & minced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup finely chopped onions
2 T. finely chopped cilantro
2 tomatillos, husks removed, finely chopped
Juice from 1 small lime
2 medium ears cooked sweet corn, off the cob
¼ t. salt, ¼ t. freshly ground black pepper
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients.
Stir together until will blended. Cover and chill for 30 minutes or more before serving.
Keeps for up to 4 days in the refrigerator. Makes about 2 cups.
Display the fresh tomatoes and processed tomato products in front of you.
You may want to print the photograph of the tomatoes and put them on an overhead projector. Then ask the following questions.
EVALUATE
What characteristics make these tomatoes alike?
(Consider using all your senses to compare.)
What characteristics do all these tomatoes and processed food products have in common?
What characteristics make these tomatoes different? (Consider using all your senses to compare.)
What characteristics make these tomatoes and processed food products different?
Processed: tomato soup, tomato juice, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, salsa, taco sauce, ketchup, stewed tomatoes, etc.
Eat the salsa!
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- Fresh tomatoes --An assortment of kinds (Example: Roma to compare sizes and shapes, red and yellow varieties to compare colors)
- Labels or containers of processed tomatoes such as tomato sauce, tomato soup, salsa, ketchup, pizza, tomato juice
- Copies of Garden Salsa Recipe below (One per student if they want to take the recipe home. Or, one to share between members of a small group.)
- Plastic knives to cut vegetables (Enough to share between 2 to 4 people)
- Cutting boards (Enough to share between 2 to 4 people)
- Soap and water or hand-wipes to clean hands, utensils, surfaces
- Bowls and spoons to mix and serve the salsa
- Paper plates and napkins (one per student)
- Corn chips to eat with salsa
- Ingredients to make a garden salsa recipe
Download and print this image or one showing many different kinds of tomatoes and pass it around to the students, or have different kinds of tomatoes on display.
DO
- Divide the group of students into smaller groups of 4 to 6 people.
- Assign them one of the steps to preparing the Garden Salsa recipe.
- Have everyone wash his or her hands before preparing the recipe.
- Remember to save a few tomatoes to compare size, shape, color, and maybe flavor.
- Prepare the Garden Salsa recipe below or another appropriate one of your choosing:
Summer Garden Salsa
3 large tomatoes, seeded & coarsely chopped
1 small fresh jalapeno chili, seeded & minced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup finely chopped onions
2 T. finely chopped cilantro
2 tomatillos, husks removed, finely chopped
Juice from 1 small lime
2 medium ears cooked sweet corn, off the cob
¼ t. salt, ¼ t. freshly ground black pepper
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients.
Stir together until will blended. Cover and chill for 30 minutes or more before serving.
Keeps for up to 4 days in the refrigerator. Makes about 2 cups.
- Chill it on ice or in a cooler or just start eating it while you continue with the ideas in these activities.
Display the fresh tomatoes and processed tomato products in front of you.
You may want to print the photograph of the tomatoes and put them on an overhead projector. Then ask the following questions.
EVALUATE
What characteristics make these tomatoes alike?
(Consider using all your senses to compare.)
What characteristics do all these tomatoes and processed food products have in common?
What characteristics make these tomatoes different? (Consider using all your senses to compare.)
What characteristics make these tomatoes and processed food products different?
- Make FRESH and PROCESSED column titles on the board.
- Have the students list foods that use tomatoes fresh and processed.
Processed: tomato soup, tomato juice, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, salsa, taco sauce, ketchup, stewed tomatoes, etc.
Eat the salsa!
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