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2 July 2009 18 Oz. Omar's Lebanese Beefsteak Tomato

2 July 2009

Ever since I grew my first tomato as a child, I have held this vegetable in high esteem and consider it one of my inspirations for gardening.

Today we picked a large tomato (large for me, any way).  It was rosy Omar’s Lebanese beefsteak tomato, which is described to be a medium pink tomato growing on an indeterminate tomato plant.

It said on the label that the tomatoes grow to be as large as 1 to 4 pounds each.  The tag also said 90 days to fruit and it is now certainly past that point since the plant was bought.

Home Scale Bottoms Out at 1 Pound 2 Ounces

Here you can see the tomato resting on my hand.  It was gorgeous, no cracks and a nice rosy red with a few green and yellow streaks just at the very top of the tomato.

Of course, I had to weigh it to see if I really got one worthy of the advertising. I took it in and worried because my scale only goes up to 18 oz.  It bottomed out, so I can say that this tomato weighed at least a full 18 oz. or 1 lb. 2 oz.

I wonder what a 4 pounder would be like — how would I keep it from toppling the tomato cage?  I also wondered if I might get a larger tomato off the plant later in the season.  We shall see.

We decided to eat it right away for dinner and went to slice it as large rounds.  The one tomato completely filled a dinner plate.

The slices were meaty, with few seeds.  We ate the tomatoes with only a sprinkling of salt and black pepper freshly ground.  True to its description, the tomato has a relatively mild flavor.

My husband favored the tomato, which is not surprising — he prefers the less acidic tomatoes, while I tend to like a little more

Tomato Slices from One Omar's Lebanese Beefsteak Tomato Fills a Dinner Plate

acid.  The tomato did have a rich sweet flavor and I will plant it again in the garden.  The plant has been strong and has more large globes hanging on it.

We’ll look at more tomatoes as we go along.  In summary, my hubby calls this an excellent tomato.  I consider it very good.

Aloha,

Dot

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