The lovely GREEN ZEBRA, Lycopersicon esculentum, is a indeterminate, 75 day bi-colored tomato. The flavor is kind of tangy. It has a REAL tomato flavor. (A Chicago chef liked it so much he named his vegetarian restaurant after it.) With its light and dark zebra stripes it is a real show stopper. I like to slice it and serve it raw with thin slices of red onion and Purple Ruffles basil with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of salt. You'll be able to tell when Green Zebra is ripe; the shoulders have a yellowish-gold hue to them. When the color is more gold the tomato is over ripe. My husband says this is a "guys tomato" because it has a cool name. The photo is by J-Engine.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Green Zebra
The lovely GREEN ZEBRA, Lycopersicon esculentum, is a indeterminate, 75 day bi-colored tomato. The flavor is kind of tangy. It has a REAL tomato flavor. (A Chicago chef liked it so much he named his vegetarian restaurant after it.) With its light and dark zebra stripes it is a real show stopper. I like to slice it and serve it raw with thin slices of red onion and Purple Ruffles basil with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of salt. You'll be able to tell when Green Zebra is ripe; the shoulders have a yellowish-gold hue to them. When the color is more gold the tomato is over ripe. My husband says this is a "guys tomato" because it has a cool name. The photo is by J-Engine.
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