Gruyere Filled Beefsteak 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.

COUSCOUS-STUFFED BEEF TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put couscous in a heatproof bowl, then pour over 175ml/6fl oz boiling water. Cover and leave for 5 mins. Cut each tomato across about a third of the way down and scoop out the inside with a teaspoon, keeping the tomato intact. Place the tomato bits in a bowl. Scoop out the lid, discarding the core, then reserve the lid. Add garlic, paprika and couscous to the bowl of tomato bits. Leave for 1 min then mix with a fork.
• Put the spring onions, coriander and mint in a bowl, then add the lemon juice, pine nuts, sultanas, olive oil and seasoning. Mix well. Add to the couscous and stir until combined.
• Using a spoon, fill the tomato cases with the couscous mix. Top with the lids, place in a roasting tray, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake for 20 mins until soft.

GRUYERE FILLED BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES

Steps:

• Skin the tomatoes by making an "x" in the bottom then plunging them into boiling water for 30 seconds, then into ice water to cool. The skins will peel off easily. Slice off the tops and scoop out the flesh. Season the cavities with salt and pepper (or herb mixture of your choice).
• Bring the cream to a boil in a heavy pot and reduce to about half.
• Heat a little oil in a frying pan and cook the veggies and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add 2/3 cup of the grated cheese to the reduced cream and stir until it melts. Remove from the heat and mix in the cooked vegetables.
• Divide the filling between the tomatoes, top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake in a 325-degree oven until the cheese melts.
• Season to taste.
• (I like to drizzle on a balsamic glaze.).

BAKED TOMATO, GRUYèRE & POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Generously grease a large, deep, ovenproof dish. Strip the leaves from 3 of the thyme sprigs. Mix the gruyère with all but 2 tbsp of the grated parmesan, then mix the double cream with the stock.
• Start layering up the sliced potatoes with sprinklings of the shallots, garlic, thyme leaves, cheese and most of the walnuts, plus plenty of seasoning. Drizzle a little of the cream mixture over each layer too. When you've layered in half of those ingredients, top with half of the tomatoes. Continue layering the rest of the ingredients, finishing with the last of the cream. Top with the remaining tomatoes, then sprinkle over the breadcrumbs, the remaining parmesan and walnuts, and enough thyme to look pretty. Add a few more knobs of butter, then cover with foil.
• Bake the gratin for 1 hr 15 mins, then remove the foil and bake for a further 40 mins until golden and crispy on top, and a knife poked into the centre of the potatoes slides in easily. Leave to rest for 10-15 mins, then serve.

TOMATO GRUYèRE MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Toast muffins until golden. Put 1 slice tomato on top of each muffin half and season with salt and pepper. Bake on a baking sheet in middle of oven until tomatoes are softened, 17 to 20 minutes.
• Stir together cheese, basil, bread crumbs, and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mound cheese mixture on top of tomatoes and bake until melted, about 5 minutes.