Video Rating: 5 / 5 Question by Polly!: Are tomatoes a vegetable or fruit? People always say that they are fruit because they have seeds… but then so do courgettes and cucumbers… I think of them as vegetables because the idea of having tomatoes in a fruit salad just makes me feel sick! And biting into a tomato like you do an apple… vom! Best answer: Answer by thknuvutechnically a fruit… Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!