Tomato water is trendy

After reading my instructions for tomato water yesterday, a reader in the UK told me that Jamie Oliver had also made tomato water on his new show, Jamie At Home. (We can see BBC and ITV here in Switzerland, but not Channel 4.) Through nefarious means I was able to get hold of a copy of the show - it was dedicated to tomato recipes, which all looked delicious. I guess they didn't film it this year though, because this hasn't been a good year for tomato growing at all, with lots of rain and cold temperatures. (Unless they cheated and took their 'home grown tomatoes' from a greenhouse...) In any case, Jamie made his tomato water by straining the tomato pulp with cheesecloth, which would work as well as my method of using a sieve and paper towels. He iced his water down by adding ice cubes (I don't think I'd do that since it would dilute the intense flavor) and sprinkled it with basil, celery and extra virgin olive oil, and spiked it with vodka. I hope you do try making tomato water at least once this tomato season - it's really something worth doing! Serve it to your friends without telling them what it is and watch their faces!

[Edit:] It seems the Jamie At Home series has already been shown in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. So, look for repeats if you're in those countries...or, well you know where to look if you are net-savvy.