Olive oil and seawater meet again, this time as a dressing flavored with red onions and yellow pear tomatoes poured over warm charred octopus.

The pear tomato originated in Europe in the 1700s.

The first recorded yellow pear tomatoes were grown in Europe in 1805.

In 1847 three varieties of tomato, including the pear tomato, were grown for the table in the United States.

In 1889 George Thomas & Co. sold pear tomatoes.

The secret, he says, is really good Italian pear tomatoes, cream, dill and "a couple other ingredients," all cooked for quite a while.

If you want something to pop in your mouth for a snack, stock up on the tiny yellow pear tomatoes that look like large tear drops.

They chose to mound asparagus vinaigrette and pear tomatoes on curly leaves of flowering kale.

Toss 1/4 cup of quartered pear tomatoes into pan.

They started slowly, taking classes, growing "high-end crops" like yellow pear tomatoes and zucchini flowers on four acres.