Tomato Rounds Recipes

SAUTEED ZUCCHINI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 10-inch skillet. Cook onion over medium heat until tender.
• Add garlic, zucchini, parsley, and basil. Cook until zucchini is tender-crisp, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add tomato, seasoned salt & pepper. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, sprinkle with cheeses and cover with a lid*, rest 2-3 minutes, or until cheese melts.

PARMESAN-TOMATO ROUNDS

Steps:

• In food processor bowl, pulse cheese, butter and tomato paste 2 to 3 minutes or until well mixed. Add flour, basil, salt and red pepper and pulse until well combined. Dough should be firm but not dry. If dry, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time and pulsing 30 seconds after each addition, until mixture holds together and a soft, clay-like dough is formed.
• Wet a paper towel and rub it over work surface. Place 12-inch piece of plastic wrap on dampened surface (the dampness helps plastic wrap stick to work surface). Scoop half of dough onto plastic wrap and form into a rough log shape. Roll log in plastic wrap and seal ends (log should be about 12 inches long and 1 1/4 inches in diameter). Repeat with remaining half of dough. Refrigerate logs at least 2 hours or until firm. (Dough can be refrigerated 3 days or wrapped in foil and frozen 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator 2 hours before cutting.)
• Heat oven to 400°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• Remove 1 log from refrigerator and remove plastic wrap. Use serrated knife to cut 1/4-inch slices from log. Place rounds about 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookie sheets from oven and cool 2 minutes. Remove rounds from cookie sheet to wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

TOMATO ROUNDS

Steps:

• Turn on broiler, with rack at 6-8" Set out cream cheese to soften Slice roma's to desired thickness.
• I do approx. the same thickness as my baguette rounds to make a nice, hearty appetizer.
• Toasts: Slice baguette into 1/4" thick rounds, and place on an ungreased, good cookie sheet (something like Airware, for even toasting)
• Pour olive oil into small dish and stir in desired amount of garlic salt (can be ommitted) Using, preferably, a pastry brush, dress each round w/olive oil mix. (You can use a paper towel wrapped over a couple fingers if you don't have a pastry brush.)
• Place cookie sheet under broiler, and keep a close watch. Estimate 2 minutes for toasting, but these can burn quickly. So use your eyes to know when they're ready to come out of the oven.
• Spread: Mix softened cream cheese with seasonings. I usually do a garlic-herb blend or I have a garlic spread mix from Costo that works great. Mix in desired amount of parmesan cheese.
• It usually only takes a little; remember you don't want to compete with the flavors of the roma's Assemble: Spread cream cheese mixture on toasts, and top with tomato slice.
• Tuck in a basil leaf for garnish. I have also used a little parley instead of basil.

BAKED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prepare a baking dish with non-stick play.
• Arrange eggplant and tomato slices into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables; season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the entire mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Switch oven broiler to high; continue baking until completely browned, about 5 minutes.

ZUCCHINI ROUNDS WITH ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss together tomatoes, 4 garlic cloves, the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons oil, the thyme, and marjoram in a large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron). Transfer skillet to oven, and roast until tomatoes are soft and starting to burst, about 30 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season zucchini with salt, and arrange in a single layer in skillet. Add water, 2 pinches baking soda, and the basil. Cook, turning often, until water evaporates and zucchini is tender but not mushy, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a baking dish.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Smash remaining 5 garlic cloves, and add to pan. Add pine nuts, and cook, stirring until toasted, about 3 minutes. Add capers, and cook 1 minute. Stir in olives. Using a slotted spoon, transfer tomatoes to pan; discarding tomato juices, whole garlic cloves, and herbs. Season with pepper, and stir.
• Arrange zucchini in a single layer in baking dish. Spoon heaping mounds of tomato mixture onto each, and pour any juices over tops. Heat rounds in oven until warm, about 10 minutes. Finely grate lemon over rounds.