The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

sharp   spoon,

and chop

into    ½-inch

pieces. Toss

with    ½

teaspoon

salt    per

pound   and

let drain   in

a   colander

for 30

minutes.

Tomatoes,

cherry

tomatoes, and

grape

tomatoes

Split   small

tomatoes    in

half    or  into

quarters.

Remove  the

seeds   from

larger

tomatoes

and chop

Base    or

secondary

ingredient