Showing posts with label Tomato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tomato. Show all posts

Jul 30, 2008

Minty Tomato Juice


Ingredients
4 juicy ripe tomatoes
1 tbsp mint leaves
1/4 tsp oregano powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper powder
1 tbsp sugar
4-5 cubes of ice
3-4 mint leaves for garnish



Method
Quarter the tomatoes.
Remove seeds with a small spoon. Keep aside.
In a blender, blend together all ingredients with 1 1/2 glasses
Chilled water and crushed ice.
Strain with a not-too-fine strainer.
Pour into glasses and add some of the seeds back.
Stir and serve chilled.
Garnish with a small tiny spring of mint.

Apr 16, 2008

Grilled Tomato Pickups

Ingredients
3 tomatoes
2 capsicums
2 onions
200 gms. paneer
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1 garlic crushed
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. assorted dried herbs, crushed (basil, thyme, rosemary, mint, etc)
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar ground
1/2 tsp. soya sauce
salt to taste
1/2 cup grated cheese

Method
1. Slit each tomato carefully, making a vertical incision. Scoop out inside seeds and pulp, mash it well, keep aside. Keep aside shell carefully.
2. Put olive oil, lemon juice, soya sauce, sugar,salt in a bottle with fitting lid.
3. Add herbs, garlic, chilli, tomato seeds and pulp, 2 tbsp water, close lid, shake well.
4. Keep marinade aside till required. Chop capsicum, tomato shell, onions and paneer into similar sized chunks.
5. Put each in a separate bowl, add one fourth of prepared marinade.
6. Gently coat pieces with marinade by tossing or with hand. Allow to marinate for about 30 minutes.
7. Grill each of the marinated ingredients for 2-3 minutes under a hot grill. Toss together in a
large bowl, sprinkle grated cheese.
8. Grill again for 2-3 minutes till cheese melts. Serve as hot pickups.

Feb 21, 2008

Tomato Sandwiches

Ingredients
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 capsicum, finely chopped
1/4 cup grated cheese
salt as per taste
pepper powder as per taste
2 tsp green chutney or 1 green chillies, chopped finely
6 slices of brown bread
butter

Method
1. Mix all the ingredients except bread and butter
2. Make 3 parts of the mixture
3. Apply butter to the bread
4. Put the 3 portions of mixture on the three slices of bread
5. Place the other slices of top of these
6. Grill in a pre-heated oven (sandwich toaster may also be used).
7. Remove when golden brown
8. Serve hot with ketchup or green chutney