Grilled Green Or Red Tomato With Herbs Recipes

GRILLED TOMATOES WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Rinse the tomatoes and cut in half. Brush with a little oil, place cut side up on a gas grill grate or charcoal grill and grill until golden brown, a few minutes.
• Mix 4 tablespoons of oil with the oregano and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Top the cut surface of the hot tomatoes with the mixture. Season with a little salt and serve hot.

GRILLED GREEN OR RED TOMATO WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
• In a large zip lock bag, gently mix tomato slices, olive oil, Tabasco or hot pepper flakes, sugar, salt and black pepper, garlic, oregano and the marjoram. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Seal and chill at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Remove tomatoes from marinade (discard or make a dressing by adding vinegar to taste!) and lay on an oiled grill over medium heat (you can hold your hand at grill level only 4 to 5 seconds) cover gas grill.
• Cook, turning once, at this point you can top with cheese if you are using until tomatoes are nicely browned, 6 to 10 minutes total.
• For Vegan omit the cheeses.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH GREENS, TOMATOES, HERBS, OLIVES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare barbeque (medium-high heat). Whisk 3/4 cup oil and vinegar in medium bowl to blend. Place onion, beets, zucchini, eggplants, and red bell pepper on baking sheet. Brush both sides with some of vinaigrette. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until just cooked through, about 10 minutes per side for beets, 6 minutes per side for onion and 4 minutes per side for zucchini, eggplant, and peppers. (Vegetables can be grilled 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Brush bread with additional olive oil; sprinkle with pepper. Grill bread until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Arrange greens on large platter. Overlap tomatoes atop greens in center of platter. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper. Arrange grilled vegetables atop greens around edge of platter. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over tomatoes and grilled vegetables. Sprinkle tomatoes and vegetables with herbs. Sprinkle tomatoes with goat cheese. Sprinkle Romano cheese over all. Garnish with olives. Serve with bread.

HERB GRILLED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Remove cores from tomatoes and cut tomatoes in half crosswise.
• Spread cut side of each tomato with sour cream or yogurt.
• Sprinkle each with basil.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese on tomatoes.
• Arrange tomato halves in a foil pie pan.
• Arrange preheated coals around a drip pan in a covered grill.
• Test for medium heat above the pan.
• Place the foil pan containing tomatoes on grill over drip pan.
• Cover and grill for 10 to 15 minutes or until tomatoes are heated through.
• Garnish with fresh basil, if desired.
• Herb-Grilled Roma Tomatoes: Prepare as directed above except substitute 4 Roma tomatoes for the small tomatoes.
• Do not core roma tomatoes.
• Cut lengthwise in half.