Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market . Jim’s always loved to eat, and he encourages his customers to cook by sending them recipes every week through his newsletter . We’re happy to have him back creating some special dishes just for WW readers.

For Wellspent’s Tomato Fest I wanted to show how to use a box grater to transform fresh tomatoes into a simple purée. It’s simple, low tech and one of my favorite underused techniques. The grated tomatoes can be used for anything from bruschetta to salsa to sauce for pasta, and you can freeze them to save the summer flavor for the gray days ahead.

Spanish cooks typically use a blender to blitz tomatoes,

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