How to Remove Seeds From a Tomato
Fresh tomatoes add great flavor to many dishes, but the seeds can sometimes add a bitter taste, and they can add more water than you'd like, because most of the water in the tomato is found in the fleshy area around the seeds. Removing the seeds and the watery flesh will add a better texture and taste to your dish. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Sharp Paring Knife
- Sharp All-Purpose Kitchen Knife
- Fresh Tomato
- Cutting Board
Instructions
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Wash your tomato. Once you slice it open to remove the seeds, it will be too late to clean the tomato, so do that first.
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Slice off the top and bottom of your tomato. Slice only enough to get the stem end off and the end of the tomato. Don't slice too much or you'll be slicing off parts of the tomato that you'll rather eat.
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Mostly slice your tomato in half lengthwise, but don't slice all the way through and instead pull the tomato open, but leave it in one piece. You are, in essence, butterflying the tomato.
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Slide a small sharp paring knife under the meat of the tomato and slice out the watery flesh and the seeds. You should be able to do this in one pass through.
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If any seeds remain, you can just scrape these off with your fingers.
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Slice or chop your tomato for use in a recipe.
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Tips & Warnings
Be careful with your knives. Make sure they are sharp; you are more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife than a sharp knife.
