Blue Cheese Crusted Tomatoes Recipes

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (high heat), leaving opposite side unlit if gas grill or without coals if charcoal grill. Mix breadcrumbs and olive oil in small bowl, mashing to coat. Cut top 1/4 from each tomato. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper. Top each with 1 tablespoon blue cheese. Sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture.
• Arrange tomatoes (topping side up) on unlit side of grill. Cover grill and cook tomatoes until slightly soft and cheese melts, about 13 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED BLUE CHEESE-CRUSTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Prepare 1 side of barbecue on high heat, leaving opposite side unlit if gas grill or without coals if charcoal grill. Mix breadcrumbs and olive oil in small bowl, mashing to coat. Cut top 1/4 inch from each tomato. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper. Top each with 1 Tablespoon blue cheese. Sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture.
• Arrange tomatoes (topping side up) on unlit side of grill. Cover grill and cook tomatoes until slightly soft and cheese melts, about 13 minutes. Serve immediately.

SLICED TOMATOES WITH BLUE-CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Core the tomatoes, and cut into thick slices. Peel the onion, and slice.
• Combine the vinegar, oil, cheese, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Blend with a wire whisk (the dressing should be lumpy).
• Arrange the lettuce leaves, slices of tomatoes and onions on a cold serving plate, alternating them and slightly overlapping. Pour the dressing over all. Sprinkle with the basil, and serve.

BLUE CHEESE BROILED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut stems off tomatoes and cut each tomato into 2 think slices (in half).
• Put on broiler rack.
• Combine sugar, basil, salt and pepper and sprinkle little of mixture on each tomato slice.
• Add bread crumbs to melted butter and toss lightly with a fork.
• Add blue cheese and toss again lightly.
• Spoon on tomato slices and slip under broiler until crumbs are nicely browned, about 1 minute.
• Serve Immediately.

TOMATOES AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes into thick wedges and serve with your favorite homemade blue-cheese dressing, some snipped chives, and plenty of cracked pepper.

BLUE CHEESE-CRUSTED SIRLOIN STEAKS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a large broil-safe skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat; saute onion until tender. Transfer to a bowl; stir in cheese and bread crumbs., Cut steak into 4 pieces; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In same pan, heat remaining butter over medium heat; cook steaks until desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°), 4-5 minutes per side. , Spread onion mixture over steaks. Broil 4-6 in. from heat until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes.

BROILED BLUE CHEESE TOMATOES

Steps:

• Set an oven rack 4 to 5 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in panko bread crumbs and garlic powder until well combined and cook until bread crumbs are very lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise and place on a baking sheet, cut sides up. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil tomatoes until warmed through and lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Finely chop blue cheese if there are any large chunks. Sprinkle on top of tomatoes, then top with bread crumb mixture. Broil until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are golden brown, about 1 more minute. Watch carefully, as bread crumbs can burn quickly.