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Home » Ingredient » Vegetables » 5 Summer Vegetable to Freeze

5 Summer Vegetable to Freeze

By: Rosemary Published: August 18, 2022 Updated on: August 22, 2022

5 Summer Veggies to Freeze, these are the easiest and tastiest vegetables of the summer, so why not freeze them for the coming winter months? Freeze them and then make some delicious recipes.

Beans, eggplant, tomatoes & pepper on a brown board.

August in Italy is always the “lets conserve whatever we can for the winter months.” My mother-in-law was a biggie on this. From Tomato puree to zucchini under oil. Almost anything is game. If basil is a favourite of yours you might want to check out How to Preserve Basil.

Over the years I have done my own preserving and these are a few of my favourite vegetables that I like to preserve by freezing. This way I get to remember the delicious veggies from the summer without all the absurd heat. I hope this is a help for you too!

Table of Contents

  • 5 Summer Veggies to Freeze
      • 1. Tomatoes / pureed
      • 2. Tomatoes oven dried
      • 3. Green beans
      • 4. Grilled Eggplant
      • Never Miss a Recipe!
      • 5. Peppers

5 Summer Veggies to Freeze

1. Tomatoes / pureed

Wash tomatoes (how many tomatoes you wish)  and place in a large bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit for approximately 10 minutes (should be easy to remove the skin, be careful because it is very hot, I use a fork to hold the tomato and a knife to remove the skin).

Cut the tomato in half and squeeze out excess water and seeds. Place in a plastic container or freezer bags and freeze for future use. Perfect for Sauces. They will last up to 12 months in the freezer.

fresh tomato sauce how to make whole tomatoes and cut in a bowl

2. Tomatoes oven dried

Pre-heat oven to 400 (200 Celsius)
Slice tomatoes lengthwise and place on lightly greased (drizzle with a little olive oil) baking sheet. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, then lower the heat to 300 degrees (150 Celsius) and continue to bake for approximately 1- 1 1/2 hours. They will keep for up to 12 months in the freezer.

Tomatoes should be dried, remove from oven and let cool. Place in plastic containers or freezer bags. Let thaw before using. Perfect for using as a topping or as an Appetizer or why not make a Tomato Pesto?

Sun dried tomatoes in a brown dish and a glass jar.

3. Green beans

Be sure to pick fresh looking beans, no shrivelled or old beans. Trim and wash beans. Depending on the size (small beans – 2 minutes, medium beans 3 minutes and large beans 4 minutes) cook in a large pot in boiling water.

Drain and rinse in cold water, when beans have cooled freeze in plastic containers or freezer bags. Great for adding to  stews or as a delicious Italian green bean toss (must finish the cooking process when removed from the freezer). They will last up to 6 months in the freezer.

green beans in a white bowl

4. Grilled Eggplant

One of my favourite freezer veggies. Rinse and trim the ends of the eggplant (how many you wish to use). You don’t have to peel the eggplant but discard the first and last slices (they will be the heels).

Slice eggplant lengthwise (thin but not too thin), grill until tender (careful not to burn) for approximately 1-2 minutes on either side (can be grilled on a barbecue or a pan grill), remove grilled eggplant to a clean plate and continue until all the eggplants are grilled.

Place in plastic containers or freezer bags when cooled completely. Thaw before using. Perfect for a simple Grilled Eggplant, a delicious Grilled Eggplant Parmesan or as a topping. They will last up to 10-12 months in the freezer.

grilled eggplant on a white pan with a brass spoon
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    5. Peppers

    These are so easy, just clean and slice peppers, place in plastic containers or freezer bags. I use these to make one of the most delicious pasta dishes (my sister’s absolute favourite).

    You don’t even have to thaw the peppers, just place in the pot and cook as directed for Pepper Cream Sauce.

    Or if you are like us you can roast the peppers then when they are cooled and cleaned bag them in freezer safe bags and freeze. They will last up to 6 months in the freezer.

    roasted peppers cleaned in a white bowl

    I hope this 5 Summer Vegetables to Freeze is a help to you and I would love to know if you already freeze summer vegetables and what they may be. Enjoy!

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      1. Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says

        August 26, 2015 at 4:38 am

        Those veggies are beautiful! What great tips for freezing them!

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      2. Audrey@That Recipe says

        August 14, 2015 at 12:38 am

        I probably should do one of the two tomato ones with the tomatoes I managed to save from the evil hornworms (do you get those in Italy?)

        Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays link up. Hope to see you back next week.

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      3. Ann says

        August 6, 2015 at 12:15 pm

        I cannot get enough of eggplant, tomatoes and peppers. I definitely freeze these three vegetables to enjoy during the winter. The picture of your eggplant had my mouth watering. I don’t plant veggies myself, but, thoroughly enjoy buying them during the summer from the farm stands.

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      4. thesurprisedgourmet says

        August 5, 2015 at 8:34 pm

        I’ve already frozen some zucchini to have this fall to use in a zucchini and ground beef casserole I make that my family really enjoys. Hadn’t thought about freezing any tomatoes, but that’s something we do eat a lot of in the summer. So glad I came across your site today.

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        • Rosemary says

          August 7, 2015 at 11:53 am

          This year I am freezing a ton of tomatoes, great for soups, stews and sauces. Glad you came by. Have a great weekend.

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      5. Diane P. says

        August 5, 2015 at 6:41 pm

        When the end of the summer rolls around, and the plants start producing ripe fruit in abundance, I get the instinct to “squirrel” food away for the winter! When all 3 kids were home, I did a lot of canning and freezing. Now that they’re all on their own, I’ve cut back quite a bit, but it’s very hard to quell that “squirrel” instinct in me!! Maybe because I’m Italian—I remember my grandmother doing the same thing! This year, we had a lot of rain early in the season, and my San Marzano and Roma tomatoes are half the size they should be—but ripening, nonetheless!! So I’ve taken to make sun dried tomatoes out of them!

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      6. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

        August 5, 2015 at 5:26 pm

        Oh I remember the day! Quarts and quarts of green beans, salsa, tomato sauce, and V10 and V12 Juice which was fantastic, peaches and applesauce. On and on it went. Now we just have a few tomato plants and they are doing horribly. We had too much rain early on. Your tomatoes are beautiful!! We love roasting our tomatoes — they turn out so sweet! You will have some delicious veggies this winter. Thank you for sharing.

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