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•Make your own quick salsa with diced tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and freshly squeezed lime. •Dice fresh tomatoes, and add them to rice and beans, quesadillas or tacos.

The tomato is a very popular fruit/vegetable. Tomatoes are high in many nutrients, and also contain a cancer-fighting substance called lycopene.

It is commonly served as a salad with lettuce or atop fried green tomatoes. Great versions: Arnaud's -- Galatoire's -- Upperline Whole flounder baked with a cavity full of seafood dressing.

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Salsa Con Queso – Made with real cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes and red and jalapeño peppers. Queso Blanco – Made with real white cheddar & romano cheeses, diced tomatoes and red and jalapeño peppers ...

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Grapevine Cafe, Josephine’s Kitchen, Gabriella’s, Ceviche Ceviche, Mahi Nic, Dirty Al’s, Padre Island Brewing Co., and Sea Ranch are some of the best restaurants on South Padre Island.