One of the best things about summer is fresh tomatoes. Along with biting into one of these juicy treats fresh off the vine, there are so many things you can do with them. They are loaded with vitamins C, A and K, minerals potassium, manganese and magnesium, as well as phytonutrients. Researchers have studied isolated lycopene and beta-carotene, but are now learning that the array of nutrients found in whole foods including tomatoes, work together for health. A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition showed that consuming tomato paste made from whole tomatoes (including the peels) improved absorption of lycopene by 75% and beta-carotene by 41% over consuming tomato paste made without peels. If we want good health, we need to do what mother nature intended and eat whole foods. This recipe makes a quick and easy light meal if you have leftover brown rice, and it works equally well with quinoa.