Tomato is used the most in salads, soups and juices and here is a way to cook these age old favorites so that the preparations are filling as well as yummy.

Tomato and celery juice is refreshing and a time tested winner. Start off with dicing tomatoes, slicing onions and chopping some fresh celery. Cook these with Tabasco sauce for about 30 minutes until they turn liquidy. Blend the soupy mix in a processor after adding salt, freshly ground pepper and a dash of lemon juice. Chill it in the refrigerator before serving.

Tomato soups are also extremely popular. You can easily mix cabbages and carrots with tomatoes while making soups. Just cook the three veggies with salt, pepper, tarragon and olive oil till they turn pulpy. Now blend them in a food processor and then boil the fusion. Add some water if you like watery soups. Your piping hot tomato soup for the chilly winters is ready.

Tomato is standard ingredient used in salads. Just chop tomatoes, onions and cucumbers in quartets. Then, add them to a dressing made with olive oil, oregano, basil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Throw in some black olives and mix all the ingredients well before serving.