Brown Butter Tomatoes | Easy Garden to Table Recipe 

What Jess is referring to in the video. The Maillard reaction is the chemical reaction that occurs in the presence of heat between amino acids and reducing sugars that results in food browning thereby producing fresh aromas and flavors. Maillard is pronounced as “my-ard”, and is named after the French chemist Louis Camille Maillard, who figured out the science behind the Maillard reaction in 1912. (Hoping to be helpful, not trying to be a know it all

Your giddy reaction to farm food is infectious in the absolute best way!

I make this for my son but I add cut up pieces of baguette and the little balls of mozzarella. He loves it! He is a garden baby so he loves anything tomatoes.

In my whole 72 years I have never heard of this tomato goodness. I am definitely going to give it a whirl.

I have 15 cherry tomatos ( 3 kinds) as we speak in a tiny bowl on my counter... I know you'd "get it" I'm not rich... but I'm pretty tomato "well-off" 😂 or tomato "upper middle class" right now😂

I’m 66 never heard of this well I tried it it’s so good grand son loved it thanks

She ain’t kidding, folks! Delicious! I can also recommend a broccoli, cauliflower, onion, brown butter for those cooler months! I even sprinkle a bit of cheese over the veggies before the hot butter hits. Trust me on this one! 😉

I do brown butter green beans. y'all. seriously need to try them! OMG.

mind officially boggled.....I don't like vegetables...I know....I'm learning...I'm tasting...I'm growing. This was Soooooo delicious...used cherry tomatos from the bumblebee collection. YUMMERS!!

I love your personality! I found The Farmers Table even before I knew about Roots and Refuge, so for me I am seeing it all the other way around. If that makes sense lol I love cooking and I am loving your cooking tutorials so much! Thanks you for being you. A sweet and genuine person. 💛

I remember you and Ben doing this as a final post from your home in Arkansas!

❤ I made this for myself and had to put some in the refrigerator until the next meal - it wasn’t there! ‘Someone’ ate it as a leftover and wouldn’t admit it. 😂

My go to lunch last summer was inspired by this recipe. Two slices of tomato with the browned butter, sprinkle of fresh herbs, and the second magical ingredient “goat milk crème fraiche” from a local farmers market vendor. All between two slices of bread, heated in a cast iron skillet so the goat milk crepe fraiche softened. Nothing better! Can’t wait for my first one in a couple weeks!

"I may be saying it wrong, I learned it from reading." We're proud of you, Jess!! ❤

A few years ago, brand new to gardening I found you and this snack!❤

I had the first white cucumber out of the garden today. Same reaction, lol. 🤤

I've never heard of brown butter tomatoes, I'm gonna try it. Can't wait for the brown butter peach cobbler. Have a great weekend Jess!

The first time I tried this was a couple years ago when you made them with Ben and shot a video. I used Yellow Pear and red sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. It was PHENOMENAL!

As a chemist, I discovered the Millard reaction in high school and it is one of the reasons I went into chemistry! I have loved brown butter sage on just about everything. Heard about it back in the 90s. Grateful that you are spreading the word about simple cooking that tastes divine!!

Browned Butter over Steamed Cauliflower is fantastic!

Maillard is pronounced My-yard. Words are wierd. And delicious ❤

A friend of mine makes the most amazing Brown Butter Rice Crispy Treats... a MUST TRY when it comes to brown butter recipes! 🧈

I fell in love with brown butter when I was introduced to it by a German friend many, many years ago. I just pulled potatoes from our garden yesterday and cooked some with brown butter and parsley, like in Germany. I think I pulled mine off the heat too soon because it didn’t have that nice nutty flavor. It goes from yummy to burnt instantly so I was afraid to burn it and it was bubbling so much that I couldn’t monitor the color of the butter very well. I still enjoyed my potatoes for dinner and some more fried up with eggs for breakfast this morning. I can’t wait to try the brown butter when my tomatoes come in. Thanks for all of your joy and enthusiasm.

I'm definitely trying this tonight when i get home. I remember you showing on R&R but forgot about it. You always make me smile Jessica

Not a fan of big tomatoes but will try with cherry ones once they start coming in. The lobster and butter reference sold me!

Absolute Magic. Brown Butter tomatoes are a delightful surprise. I've been enjoying this Roots and Refuge / Farmer's Table delicacy since you mention it a few years ago on of your Roots & Refuge, Arkansas, video. Jess, you’ve inspired me to conduct all kinda Brown Butter experiments: steamed snap beans--heavenly; oven roasted roots like golden beets and carrots; things like snap peas, mushrooms, and onions need to softened by some form of cooking before over pouring Brown Butter, but they are divine stand alone or together. Brown Butter even elevates baked goods like cookies. Big love and gratitude.

I love brown butter on everything!!! Definitely trying this!!! I can’t wait!!!

Thank you Jessica! I tried this after watching your video. I went outside and picked one of my German Johnson tomatoes. You are right, the first bite I immediately thought I tasted lobster in drawn butter! This is delicious. Wow! A great recipe.

Thank you! Thank You! THANK YOU! 😃

I love grilled tomatoes either grill or air fryer. Yum xx❤❤

Oh my you are making my mouth water. My first tomato will be made this way

Just put garden tomatoes on the countertop to try this..have a glorious day!

Jess, I saw you make this on R&R to share with Ben, and I had a huge Kellogg's breakfast tomato sitting on the counter, so it became the trial recipe. Oh, heaven! Sometimes now when I make it I like to toss a couple sage leaves in the butter to fry up as it browns. Many yummy iterations yet to be discovered. I make a baked feta to take to potlucks, and I can see putting these tomatoes on top!

Have eaten tomatoes prepared this way for over seventy years. Common preparation in our home. (Dutch). Delicious. Also liked it served on crispy toast with black pepper.

My mouth was watering watching this recipe!

Im pregnant and this sounds sooooo good 😅 gonna run to the garden real quick 😂

You just made my tomatoes fattening! I'm never going to lose those pounds! 😆

I tried for the 1st time when U and Ben showed us!! So very yummy!!😁

This has become a summer staple in our home from the first time you posted this recipe from your kitchen in Arkansas. My son especially loves them ❤

Have Miah try it for the Farmer's Table crowd! 😄

I can not think of anything that the addition of butter does not make better!😊

You shared this when you were still in Arkansas and I tried it for the first time. It is not really even explainable how good this is. My slicers are not ready yet but getting some cherries are so this reminder is up for later today to make it!! Thanks for reminding me!!😍

Can’t wait to try! My husband loves roasted tomatoes with his steak. Next time I will try it with his steak!

I'm watching this while eating a homegrown tomato and mayo sandwich on bakery bread... so yummy! And I'll definitely try this recipe-- thanks!

Another reason to use stainless instead of cast iron or nonstick is so you can see the color of the butter. It's a pretty wild guessing game to tell when it's about to go too brown in cast iron (you can tell with your nose, but it's LOTS harder and why would you do that to yourself?), especially if you have foamy butter. THANK YOU for sharing this again! I'm away from my home tomatoes, but I'm going to the farmers market in the town I'm visiting first thing in the morning to get tomatoes for this! I CAN'T WAIT.

I must try this! I absolutely love tomatoes!

I was just recently thinking of when you shared this recipe on Roots and Refuge a while back and I wanted to try it with my homegrown tomatoes. The timing of this video is perfect, thank you Jess! I look forward to trying it!

I dont eat tomatoes and I actually read it wrong when I clicked on it 😂 my brain said potato, brown butter potatoes are fantastic so anyone who eats tomatoes I can imagine would love this. Would love to see other brown butter recipes I think its definitely series worthy. 💜💜

I tried this a few years ago when you first showed us how to make it; Mind BLOWN! this is one of my favorite flavors. I'm looking forward to my first big slicer--that baby's getting a butter bath!

You turned me onto this a few years back. Thank you, thank you and YUMMM!!!! It is now a regular thing for me. I do a slight variation... I use unsalted butter otherwise it is too salty for me. I also throw some greens in the bowl with the tomatoes, usually arugula but sometimes spinach. I often have it with a scoop of cottage cheese on the side. SO GOOD! Now I have to wait for tomatoes (another month from now here at 9000ft+ in the Colorado mountains). Maybe I'l pick up some store bought... hmmm?

I have never tried this recipe but when you tasted Jess your face just was a joy to watch so because of it I will try as soon as my tomatoes ripe. Funny enough I have a volunteer tomato growing next to the septic tank the middle of winter. No idea how and why but I am not complaining just waiting🍅🍅🍅😊🎉

Going to try this for sure with my home grown tomatoes!

One of my favorite recipes that you’ve shared in the past! Yummy, yum yum ✌️🤍

I made this for the first time for myself hubby and a friend. Amazing! I have never browned butter before but man.... this will be a summer treat during BBQ's. The hubby who is not a huge tomato fan was even Impressed. We toped our toasted sourdough with this and we were ot disappointed.

I can’t wait for my first slicer to ripen so that I can try this!

Drooling!!! I’ve been reading comments and I’m always so moved at the Joy you bring Jess, I Am blessed every time I watch! Also it seems tomatoes are taking their time producing this year!!! Interesting. I sure am going to try this! I think BB sage or thyme would be amazing too! Love love love

I can't wait to try this. I think this is the first tomatoes "recipe," without garlic.

Ooh! Saving this for when my tomatoes are ready 😋

I eat this like once a week at this point SO GOOD 😍

Excited to try this. Thanks for sharing again.

What also really good is when you fry bacon while the grease is hot poor it over tomatoes. Heavenly taste!

Oh my gosh I cannot wait to try this! I never would have put the two together but I am more than willing to try it.

Oh I'll have to try remember next summer; Southern hemisphere here!

Absolutely going to try this once my tomatoes are ready 😃

Jess. Holy moly. I've been wanting to do this recipe for 2 years! Finally was able to - and with my 1st tomato from the garden! Whoaaaaa!! Whole nother level with this!

My mom made this when I was growing up! It’s one of my favorite ways to have tomatoes. It’s especially good with Kalamata olives over angel hair pasta with pepper. You can also add mizithra cheese, we called it “snow” on top haha!

Oh man, I am definitely trying this tonight!

I have watched you make a video about this previously.. but man, thanks for this reminder. I AM MAKING this as soon as my tomatoes ripen!

Had never heard of this before. I am headed out to the vines to find a tomato now! Thanks again Jess! UPDATE: It is very good! If you are a lover of tomatoes & cottage cheese…I think you will love this too!

I tried this twice, it just DID NOT knock my socks off. BUT watching the original video with Ben too, too cute!!!!

I had a beefsteak tomato that needed to be used so I made this for lunch. Yummy....ate the entire tomato!

EVERYONE MUST TRY THIS…..IT IS SOOOOO DELICIOUS!!!!

I can't wait to have ripe tomatoes in the garden so I can try this!

I can't wait to try this as soon as my tomatoes are ready!

My absolute favorite!!! Been eating since you shared a year or 2 ago!! Amazing!!!!

Ohhh... thinking about little thin strips of fresh basil in with the tomato... then the brown butter! Blessings Kiddo! 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

So good. Made my mouth water watching you make it. Ohioan here that doesn't have ripe tomatoes yet. So sad.

Hi from Minnesota! Love your cooking and gardening videos and both your channels. Thanks for another great recipe. Appreciate you and your positivity, Jess. ❤😊

I started making this last year when you did a video about it. It's so good it's almost painful. Divine, voluptuous, rich and sweet...insanely delicious.

I absolutely love tomatoes, so I'm definitely going to try this 🍅🍅🍅

You had me at lobster and butter! ❤ Definitely trying that soon. I made a new batch of Basil Tea today😊

I tried this last year and now I’m hooked! So excited for this season’s tomatoes!

I can't wait to try this when my tomatoes start to ripping! Nothing like home grown tomatoes 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

Thankful for the reminder! I haven’t made this for a long time!

Every summer you make this video and every summer I try it with all my store bought items and dream about a day when I can make it with tomatoes grown by me. But I do think last summer you sliced the tomatoes and this cubing makes a lot more sense

I hope I remember this when our tomatoes are ripe. They just started setting fruit

We watched this video last night and I made it for our breakfast using 3 types of tomatoes- Dr. Wyche’s yellow, Paul Robeson, and Cherokee Purple. It was scrumptious (and I think that’s the only time I’ve ever used that word.) I even finished it off with Maldon flaky salt. Tomato and mayo sandwiches are great but brown butter tomatoes are next level.

All I can think of is Joey in response to Rachel's trifle mix up. Tomatoes: GOOD! Butter: GOOD! I will try it. I love butter and tomatoes.

TOMATO, BUTTER, and HONEY JAM MAKES abOUT 2½ cups I CALL THIS JAM BECAUSE IT'S FANTASTIC SPREAD ON WARM CORN BREAD, biscuits, scones, and dinner rolls. You can also swirl it into pan sauces for fish, pork, and chicken. It doesn't last as long as jams processed in a water bath or those with a lot of added sugar, but it will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week. Once you taste it, you will discover many uses for it, and it's an easy and tasty way to use summer's best tomatoes. Store it in glass or plastic. 2 POUNDS SUPER-RIPE TOMATOES (2 or 3 large tomatoes) I TABLESPOON GRAPESEED OR RICE OIL I SMALL YELLOW ONION, chopped ½ cUP CHILLED UNSALtED BUTTER, cut into ¼-inch-thick pats ¼ CUP LOCAL HONEY 2 TABLESPOONS FRESH THYME LEAVES SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER ¼ CUP LOOSELY PACKED, TORN FRESH BASIL LEAVES 1. Core the tomatoes and cut in half through the equator. One at a time, hold the tomato halves over a glass bowl and gently squeeze to remove the seeds and juice. Reserve the juice and seeds. Finely chop the tomato halves with a sharp knife, or process in a food processor until diced but not smooth or pureed. Set aside. 2. In a large, nonstick skillet, heat the oil over low heat. Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, or until translucent but not browned. Add the reserved tomato juice and seeds and the butter, raise the heat to medium, and simmer until the juice and butter form a thick sauce. Add the diced tomatoes, raise the heat, and simmer rapidly, stirring often, for about 20 minutes, or until thickened and saucy. 3. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the honey and thyme and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool to room temperature. 4. Stir in the basil and transfer the jam to a lidded container. Refrigerate and stir 2 or 3 times during chilling. Stir it one final time when completely cold. Let the jam come to room temperature before serving to give the butter time to soften. {157\ ExTenDIng ThE HARVEST

Hurry up tomatoes! Cant wait to try it.

Just made this with my black cherry tomatoes and I’m hooked. I added a bit of garlic, after I tasted it as you made it and it too was fantastic. With the leftover brown butter I sautéed some yellow squash with onions, it was delicious. I can see your point about brown butter elevating a dish, thank you so much, I can’t wait to share this wonderful dish.

I can't believe that this is new to me. And I'm so excited to get home from work and make this for dinner!! Yay Jess yay!

That looks delicious. Will definitely be trying. Think my husband would like it too. Thank you for another amazing recipe. ❤️

I was watching as I was making my lunch and decided to try it. I do love tomatoes. I have my first ripe Hungarian Heart tomato and I made the recipe and it was okay but I’m afraid I wasn’t as enthusiastic as you. Would have probably preferred my tomato with cottage cheese or a fried bologna and tomato sandwich.

I love this! I want to try it adding in some fresh basil, and we have fresh home made goat cheese, so some blobs of that, getting kind of melty from the warm butter, is making my mouth water! Thanks for sharing your beautiful self, your family and all your mad skills with us!! You have been a huge influence on the course of my life the last 5 years!❤

This is a summer staple for me & thank you Jess, I discovered it from you years ago! Of the several varieties of tomatoes I grow, my "go to's" for this dish are a combo of my Juan Flamme (orange apricot sized) & Paul Robeson or Berkley Tie Dye tomatoes. The brightly sweet citrus of the Juan Flamme & the smokiness of the Reds combined with the browned butter is spectacular. Sometimes if I'm feeling extra fancy, I'll toss an herb in the butter to go with. Sage, tarragon or thyme work very nicely! Thanks for sharing this recipe again for us. Everyone needs to give this a try!!😊

You got me hooked on this recipe a few years ago… love it!!! 🧈🍅😋

One of my favorite breakfasts is frying an egg in quite a bit of butter, putting it on a piece of toast, and then adding some chopped tomatoes to the pan and maybe a bit of basil and just tossing it for a second or 5. I have a feeling it is a very similar idea of flavors!

Marcella Hazan made her tomato sauce with butter and it’s awesome.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! I've never had this before. Thank you for sharing!