Nancy’s chopped salad  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Quinoa salad with grilled corn, tomatoes and cilantro. Read the recipe  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Colorful, bright with flavor, and simple to make.
Recipe: Swordfish with tomatoes and fennel
  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Chickpea salad with chorizo (Garbanzos alinados con chorizo)  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Spaghetti with tuna and cherry tomatoes  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Recipe: Lentil salad with tomatoes, zucchini and arugula

Cherry tomato persillade  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Recipe: Cherry tomato frittata

Braised Romano beans with pancetta and cherry tomatoes

Quinoa lentil salad with tomatoes  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)