How to Seed a Tomato

Tomatoes are extremely common in everyday cooking. Using fresh tomatoes in the summertime is especially rewarding because of their natural sweetness, which cannot be reproduced in a greenhouse. Fresh tomatoes thus find their way into many recipes.When a recipe calls for fresh, diced tomatoes, it is often desirable to remove the seeds. Tomato seeds contain a lot of moisture than can add too much water to salads. Removing the seeds of a tomato is relatively easy to do.

Things You'll Need

• Cutting board
• Sharp knife

Instructions

1. Wash the tomato. Dirt and pesticide residue can be on the outside of the tomato, and can contaminate it once it is cut.

2. Place the tomato on the cutting board. Put the side that used to contain the stem on the surface of the cutting board. This will stabilize the tomato as you cut it, and you will not run as big a risk of cutting yourself.

3. Cut the tomato in half.

4. Cut each tomato half into thirds. This should leave you with six slices of tomato. You can make more or less depending on what you wish to do with them.

5. Take your fingers and pull out the seeds, as well as the membranes that hold them in place. Take care not to spill the juice that runs out. After you remove the seeds, all that will remain is the meat of the tomato. This can be diced up and added to salads, or simply eaten as is.