I had an interesting contemplation while on the phone with an old friend of mine. We were discussing variations of fruit salad, which ultimately can be a combination of any fruits you prefer, with or without some form of a sweet and possibly whipped mix.
It then occurred to me that tomatoes are considered a fruit, but generally consumed as a veggie. Some people have shown odd faces to menus where a salad has apples or some common fruit - to the contrary, I had an *amazing* salad with fruit accents in Boulder, Colorado a couple of weeks ago and my taste buds reveled at the combinations.
So I had to ask, why not a tomato in fruit salad? It’s no more sour than grapefruit or grapes and after all, is classified as a fruit. As a matter of fact, I say that fruit salad without Tomato is a far cry from a “salad”. I would even be willing to suggest to Wikipedia the definition of fruit salad have a nice ripe picture of a tomato next to it!
I personally enjoy greatly the art of cooking, and even baking. We have found many interesting uses for tomatoes in many culinary societies. You can actually find, once you delve deep into a culinary excursion, how fruit is used in creative ways to accent many foods. Many restaurants here in Aspen do this, my absolute favorite being Restaurant Mogador (with an occasional belly dancer and killer decor it’s a great time!)
Needless to say that mention of my theory on fruit, salad, and tomatoes had this old friend of mine rolling on the floor, laughing her apples off. A salad by any name will never be the same. 
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