Arugula Stuffed Tomatoes Food

STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Rinse tomatoes and cut the tops off.
• Using a spoon, scrape out the insides of the tomato. Chop the insides and the tops.
• Cook sausage, onion and garlic in a skillet until no pink remains. Drain fat.
• Add tomato tops, white wine, tomato paste, salt, and Italian seasoning. Cook an additional 5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir in rice and cook until heated through.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese for topping. Stir remaning mozzarella and parmesan into the rice mixture.
• Place tomatoes in a baking dish and gently fill with rice mixture (extra filling can be placed in the pan next to the tomatoes if desired . Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until tomatoes are cooked and filling is heated through. Do not overcook.

VERONICA'S STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut the top quarter off of each of the tomatoes and reserve for later. Scoop out the pulp from the insides of the tomatoes and add to a blender. Sprinkle the tomato shells with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Season the pulp with the basil, broth, oregano, garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Blend on high speed until smooth, then pour the puree into a medium bowl. (You should have about 2 1/4 cups.) Add the tomato puree to the pulp puree and stir to combine. (It should yield 2 3/4 cups. If it doesn't, add more puree.) Stir in the rice.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread the potatoes on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Toss well to combine. Nestle the tomatoes into the diced potatoes. Fill each tomato almost all the way to the top with the rice filling. Place the tops back on the tomatoes. Pour any remaining filling around the tomatoes and over the potatoes. Drizzle the whole dish with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and bake until the tomatoes are blistered on the outside and the rice is cooked through, 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Serve with a grating of Parmesan, if desired.

HERBY STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Arrange the tomatoes cut-side up with space between each on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with the honey and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt. Bake until slightly tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the ginger, vinegar, cumin, scallions and reserved insides of the tomatoes and stir to combine. Add the chickpeas, spinach and arugula and cook until the greens are wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Tear 2 leaves of basil and stir into the filling. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put 1 basil leaf into each tomato base and gently spoon in a liberal amount of filling. Bake until piping hot, 12 to 15 minutes. Top each stuffed tomato with grated Parmesan and a tomato "hat."

ARUGULA AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss the tomatoes with the balsamic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside until juicy, about 5 minutes. Toss the arugula with the olive oil, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl.
• Spread the arugula on a platter. Spoon the tomatoes and their juices on top, then drizzle with more olive oil and vinegar. Top with parmesan.

STEAK AU POIVRE AND BROILED STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heavy bottomed skillet over medium high to high heat.
• Arrange tomatoes on a broiler pan. Drizzle tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Combine bread crumbs, cheese, red pepper flakes, garlic, arugula and 1 tablespoon oil in food processor and pulse grind to form stuffing. Stuff tomatoes to the rims with arugula mixture and place in the center of the oven. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Let tomatoes stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Let steaks sit 10 minutes once removed from the refrigerator. Coat steaks liberally on both sides with coarse black pepper. To a very hot pan, drizzle oil to thinly coat the cooking surface. It will smoke. Add steaks immediately. Sear and seal the steaks, cooking them 4 minutes on each side. for medium rare doneness. Reduce heat a bit and cook 5 minutes longer for medium to medium well doneness. Remove steaks and let stand 5 minutes. Add brandy to the skillet and warm, then ignite. Add butter to the skillet, then spoon pan juices over steaks. Serve stuffed tomatoes along side steaks.

STUFFED CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA WITH ARUGULA AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, sage and milk and season with salt.
• Butterfly each chicken breast, cutting horizontally into the thickest part of the breast almost all the way through to the other side (keeping the breast attached on one side). Open each breast like a book and pound to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick using the flat side of a meat mallet. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Place a spoonful of the ricotta mixture in the center of each chicken breasts, then fold the chicken over to enclose the filling. Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices prosciutto, overlapping them slightly. Wrap each chicken breast in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unwrap the chicken breasts and place on a rimmed baking sheet or shallow baking dish. Drizzle with EVOO, then bake until the chicken is cooked through and the prosciutto is crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the chicken bakes, heat the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the panko and thyme and cook, stirring, until the panko is golden. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Divide the chicken among plates. Arrange the arugula alongside the chicken and top the arugula with the tomatoes and garlic breadcrumbs.
• Cook's Note: The stuffed chicken breasts can be refrigerated for up to 2 days before cooking.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar and oil in a bowl until emulsified. Put arugula, tomatoes, peperoncini, olives, and onion into another bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to combine. Season with the salt and pepper.

FLOUNDER STUFFED WITH ARUGULA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add potato, garlic and salt and cook until potato is tender, about 10 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer potato and garlic to medium bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of cooking liquid and mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir in parmesan, pepper, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Stir in arugula (liquid squeezed out)and sundried tomatoes.
• Lay flounder fillets on a work surface with skinned-side up. Sprinkle 2 tsp of lemon juice evenly over fish. Spoon arugula or spinach mixture onto fillets and roll up.
• Butter a baking pan.
• Place flounder rolls in buttered pan seam-side down. Sprinkle flounder with remaining 2 tsp lemon juice, olive oil, paprika and pine nuts. Bake 20 minutes, or until fish is cooked through.

SAUTEED BABY TOMATOES WITH ARUGULA

Steps:

• Rinse tomatoes and pat dry. Heat olive oil over medium heat. When hot, add tomatoes and stir 3 minutes. Add garlic and salt, stirring 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and spoon tomatoes into a bowl.
• Off the heat, stir arugula in hot pan just until almost wilted. Add to tomatoes and season with pepper and vinegar, stirring gently to mix. Serve warm or at room temperature.