Creamy Sliced Tomatoes Recipes

CREAMED TOMATOES AKA TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes in a saucepan or skillet.
• Add butter.
• Simmer over medium heat about 15 minutes, or until tomatoes are tender. (If using juice, then just bring it up to a simmer, and continue.).
• After tomatoes are tender, mix your flour and milk in a bowl until smooth, and add to tomatoes, stirring well.
• Add salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.
• If it's too thick, add a little more milk. If it's too thin, either simmer on low until it's the desired thickness, or mix up a bit more flour and milk and add to your tomatoes.
• That's it! Serve over homemade biscuits, cornbread, potatoes, or whatever you like!

CREAMED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in a small saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the butter and flour until smooth. Add milk and whisk until combined. Stir into the tomatoes.
• Cook for 1 minute, or until starts to thicken, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Fold in the bread cubes. Serve warm.

ROASTED SLICED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Put a cooling rack over a baking sheet. Slice the tomatoes, horizontally, into thirds and arrange the slices on the rack. Put the top and bottom of the tomatoes, cut side up, on the rack. Dress the tomatoes with a little extra-virgin olive oil, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and a little fresh thyme. Roast the tomatoes for 1 hour. Remove the tomatoes from the oven and arrange them on a serving platter.

SLICED TOMATOES WITH FRESH BASIL AND AGED BALSAMIC

Steps:

• Arrange tomato slices on a plate. Layer with basil leaves. Drizzle vinegar and oil. Sprinkle salt and black pepper over top.

CREAMY SUN-DRIED TOMATO FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water, and set noodles aside.
• Mix together Greek yogurt and sour cream in a small bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sun-dried tomatoes and garlic and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and mix in diced tomatoes, sugar, and tomato paste. Stir until well combined. Whisk in yogurt mixture swiftly. You'll want to slowly add it in, but whisk fast to get it all incorporated well. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce starts to thicken, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add baby spinach to sauce and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add cooked fettuccine and remove skillet from heat. Toss to coat pasta with sauce. If sauce seems too thick, thin with some of the reserved pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Top with crushed red pepper to taste.

CREAMY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cucumber, tomato and onion. In another bowl, combine the sour cream, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Serve over lettuce if desired.

SLICED TOMATOES WITH FRESH HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• Arrange the tomato slices in a shallow casserole dish. Whisk together the olive oil, thyme, oregano, parsley, chives, and garlic in a small bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour herb mixture over the tomatoes, covering evenly. Top with Parmesan cheese. Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

COUNTRY-STYLE TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut each tomato into four thick slices; place on paper towels to drain. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, parsley, basil, garlic and salt until blended. Spread cream cheese mixture over eight tomato slices; top with remaining tomato slices., Place flour and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. In another bowl, whisk egg and milk. Coat the top and bottom of each sandwich with flour, dip into egg mixture, then coat with crumbs., In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Fry tomato sandwiches in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

TOMATOES WITH LIGHTLY WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Lightly whip cream in a cold bowl until soft peaks form (it'll take about a minute). Cut larger tomatoes into thick slices; halve smaller ones or leave them whole. Arrange them on a platter with dollops of cream and season with flaky salt and pepper. Top with basil and a splash of oil to serve.

CREAM CHEESE-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes crosswise in half. Scoop out pulp and discard.
• Mix cream cheese and onions until well blended. Spoon evenly into tomato halves. Sprinkle with paprika.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place tomato slices on rimmed baking sheets in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with thyme leaves. Transfer to oven and roast until softened and browned in spots, about 20 minutes.