Late August: The Tomato.

Sliced with salt, caprese salad, gazpacho, pa amb tomàquet, bruschetta, BLTs, pizza, sauce, soup, panzanella, roasted with olive oil and thyme, ratatouille, au gratin with zucchini, salsa, stirred into pasta, and--best of all--eaten right off the vine while standing in the middle of the garden under the midday sun.