Tomatobasilandcheesestrata Recipes

TOMATO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup olive oil, basil, and garlic; let tomato mixture rest for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Arrange French bread slices on a large baking sheet; drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil.
• Toast bread in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 1 minute on each side. Top bread slices with tomato mixture using a slotted spoon, allowing excess liquid to drain. Return bread to baking sheet and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Broil in preheated oven until cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

TOMATO BASIL BRUSCHETTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
• Slice the baguette into ½-inch (1 cm) rounds and place on a baking sheet.
• Brush both sides of the baguette slices with olive oil.
• Bake for for 6 minutes until slightly crispy.
• In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, minced garlic, balsamic vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper.
• Rub the garlic into one side of the baguette slices, then spoon the tomato mixture evenly across the slices.
• Enjoy!

TOMATO, BASIL AND CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Butter/ grease 9x12 casserole dish.
• Place cubed bread in one layer on bottom of the casserole dish.
• Sprinkle bread with butter and 2 1/2 cup cheese (reserve 3/4 cup grated cheese for topping casserole).
• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Add milk, wine, scallions, and seasonings.
• Pour egg mixture over cheese.
• Place remianing shredded cheese,tomato and basil on top of egg mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Let casserole sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degreed for one hour.

TOMATO & GOAT CHEESE CROSTATA

Steps:

• For the pastry, place the flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse to combine. Add the diced butter and toss carefully with your fingers to coat each piece of butter with flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times, until the butter is the size of peas. While pulsing, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Pulse to combine, stopping just before the dough forms a ball. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board and form it into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for one hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450˚ F. Heat the 4 tablespoons butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add the leeks, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and sauté for 8 minutes, until the leeks are tender and starting to brown. Set aside. Place the tomatoes on a plate, sprinkle them with salt and pepper and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Set aside.
• On a floured board, roll the dough into an 11-inch circle, then place it on a sheet of parchment paper. Turn a sheet pan upside down and transfer the paper to the inverted pan. Spread the leeks on the pastry, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border. Crumble the goat cheese evenly on top. Arrange the tomatoes over the goat cheese, overlapping the slices because they will shrink. Turn the edges of the pastry up and over the tomatoes, crimping so they lie flat. Brush the pastry with the egg wash. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned. Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, sprinkle lightly with the fresh herbs and salt, cut in wedges and serve warm.

FRESH TOMATO AND BASIL BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• To begin with, combine the chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic, and salt in a small bowl and lightly toss together. Set aside.
• Set the oven to the broil setting. Place the bread slices in a single layer on a large baking sheet coated with a small amount of cooking spray or olive oil. Using a basting brush, brush a small amount of the olive oil on the top of each slice of bread.
• Place the bread in the oven and broil for about 1 minute, or just until the bread becomes lightly toasted.
• Remove the bread from the oven, and spoon about 2 tablespoons of the tomato mixture on each slice. Top each with a couple of shaves of the mozzarella cheese. Return the bread to the oven and broil the bruschetta for another 30 seconds. Watch the bruschetta carefully during this time to make sure it does not burn. Remove the bruschetta when the cheese becomes melted, and the edges of the bread are lightly browned and toasted.
• Remove the bruschetta to a plate or a wire rack to cool just for a few minutes, and then serve immediately.

TOMATO, BASIL, AND CHEESE BAKED PASTA RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt the water.
• Add pasta and cook for a minute or two less time than package directions say.
• The pasta will soak up more juice and keep on cooking after we drain it, so we need it to be a little undercooked.
• The shells with probably cook for 9 or 10 minutes.
• Preheat a big, deep skillet or a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Place garlic on a cutting board and place the flat of your knife on top of each clove.
• Carefully give the garlic a whack with the palm of your hand to separate the cloves form the skins.
• Throw out the skins and chop up the garlic.
• Remember to keep your fingers curled under and the edge of your knife tilted slightly away from your body.
• Add evoo by pouring a slow stream of it twice around the pan.
• This will be about 2 tablespoons, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Do not let the oil pour out too fast; you want a slow, steady stream.
• Add the garlic to the oil.
• To chop the onion, cut the ends off and cut the whole onion down the center.
• Wrap half and save it for another use.
• Cut the other half into thin slices then turn the slices a quarter turn and chop them again.
• Hold the tip of the knife on the cutting board and lift the back of the knife up and down over the onion to make the pieces really small.
• Add the chopped-up onion to the garlic and oil.
• Cook, stirring a lot, until the onions are mushy and look cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes to the onions and stir.
• When the tomatoes come to a bubble, reduce the heat under the sauce to low.
• Stir in basil pieces to wilt them.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the broiler to high and place a rack in the center of the oven.
• Drain pasta shells.
• Add them to a casserole dish.
• Add pesto sauce, ricotta cheese, and a handful of grated parmesan. S.
• tir carefully and coat the hot pasta with the pesto and cheeses.
• Pour the hot tomato and basil sauce over the pasta, as much as you like.
• You can always serve a little extra at the table.
• Scatter the mozzarella cheese over the pasta.
• Add a final sprinkle of parmesan as well.
• Place the casserole under the broiler in the middle of oven, 10 to 12 inches from the heat.
• Let the cheese melt and bubble on top, 3 to 5 minutes.