Tomato season is glorious yet fleeting.

Instead of grieving its end, learn how to make the most of off-season tomatoes.

Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Tomato season is a glorious season.

Tips for improving out of season tomatoes

Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Beefsteak, Roma, Plum, Sungold.

(Tomatoes love salt, after all, and this bold move is a great one).

But always, during tomato season, the nightshade is the star.

Roasting plum tomatoes for Roasted Tomato Soup

Elise Bauer

And just like that, its over.

Here are five ways to keep the magic alive.

Cookbook authorYasmin Fahruses this move often.

Savory Tomato Jam cook down the jam

Sheryl Julian

Now try the tomato version, using a hefty glug of olive oil to cook down tomatoes.

Think of it like poaching tomatoes in olive oil for a really long time.

A good ratio here is 1/4 cup of olive oil for every pound of tomatoes.

Sliced grape tomatoes to make a summery blt pasta.

Alison Bickel

We mean dont overlookcanned tomatoesor tomato paste.

Canned diced tomatoes are great when you might want more defined tomato pieces, as in achili.

Dont overlook tomato paste, either.

7 open cans of tomatoes

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Cherry tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes.Lori Rice