Tomato And Basil Scramble With Fresh Mozzarella Recipes

TOMATO, BASIL, AND BUFFALO MOZZARELLA SCRAMBLE

Steps:

• Using a whisk or a fork, beat the eggs in a small bowl until frothy.
• Heat the olive oil in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, or until just starting to color.
• Reduce the heat under the pan to low. Pour the eggs into the pan and cook, stirring gently and constantly pushing the eggs toward the center of the pan with a rubber spatula, until they are nearly set but still soft and creamy.
• Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tomato, basil, and mozzarella cheese. Cook and stir for 30 seconds, or until the cheese is barely melted. Spoon onto a serving plate and serve immediately.

TOMATO AND BASIL SCRAMBLE WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• In skillet, preferably nonstick, heat oil over medium heat. Add shallot and cook stirring occasionally til softened, about 1 minute. Add cherry tomatoes and cook til hot an beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Transfer tomato mixture to a bowl an cover to keep warm. In bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 Tbsp. of the basil, 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper til thoroughly blended. Do not overbeat. Add butter to skillet and melt over medium low heat. When butter is hot, add egg mixture to pan and cook til eggs begin to set, about 20 seconds. Stir with a heatproof spatula, scraping up the eggs on the bottom an sides of pan and folding them toward the center. Repeat til eggs are barely cooked into moist curds. Add cherry tomato mixture and the mozzarella and stir to distribute throughout the eggs. Remove pan from heat and let eggs stand in pan to allow the residual heat to finish cooking them and melt the mozzarella, about 1 minute. sprinkle remaining 1 Tbsp. basil over the scramble and serve at once. this is an easy dish to toss together. The trick is to scramble the eggs til barely set, remove pan from heat and let the eggs finish cooking with the residual heat of the pan. This is a great summer breakfast, when cherry tomatoes and sweet basil are at their best. Serves 4

TOMATO, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add drained tomatoes, 1 cup basil leaves, olive oil and 2 cloves garlic. Pulse until smooth, but somewhat chunky. Season with salt and pepper.
• On a baking sheet, line up baguette slices. Toast in oven for about 3 minutes or until light golden brown. Working quickly, rub the remaining garlic on the toasted side of each slice and then lay a piece of mozzarella cheese on top. Place bread back in oven and melt cheese slightly, about 45 seconds. Remove from oven and spread one tablespoon of the tomato mixture on each piece.
• Place bruschetta on decorative platter and garnish with basil leaves.