Tomato Gruyère Melts Food

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.

GRUYèRE AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Grate the Gruyère on the large holes of a box grater directly over a large serving plate. Cut the tomato in half from top to bottom, remove the core, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange the tomato half-moons in a circle around the mound of cheese.
• Sprinkle the onion and parsley all over the cheese, then season everything with a pinch of salt and generous grindings of black pepper. Drizzle the oil, then the vinegar, all over the salad and serve immediately.

TOMATO COBBLER WITH GRUYERE CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust, combine the flour, cheese, thyme, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to mix.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• Still pulsing the machine, drizzle the ice water in little by little through the chute until the dough begins to hold together without becomming wet or sticky.
• Do not process more than 30 seconds or the dough will be tough rather than tender.
• to test, press a small amount of the dough together, if it is crumbly add more water 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Form the dough into a disk about 1 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Lightly grease a 9 1/2 inch or 10 inch deep dish pie pan.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is tender and aromatic, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• Put the tomatoes in a large bowl, add the basil, flour, salt, sugar and pepper and toss gently to mix.
• Stir in the cooled onion mixture, then spoon into prepared pan.
• Roll the dough out on a floured surface to a circle that is 1 inch larger in diameter than the pie pan.
• Transfer the dough to the sidh, tuck the edges in around the tomatoe filling and crimp the edge.
• make 3 or 4 small slits in the crust to allow steam to escape.
• Whisk together egg and water in a small bowl.
• Brush the crust with the egg wash and sprinkle with the Gruyere cheese.
• Set the pie pan on a baking sheet to catch any drips.
• Bake until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Cover the crust with foil loosely if it is browned before the filling is hot.
• Let cool to room temp before serving.

MIXED TOMATO COBBLER WITH GRUYERE CRUST

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, and 1 cup Gruyere cheese. Add 1 cup butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• With machine running, pour ice water (about 1/4 cup) little by little through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without becoming wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Transfer to refrigerator; chill 1 hour.
• Melt remaining tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool slightly.
• Place tomatoes in a large bowl. Toss with remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar, and basil and pepper. When onion mixture is cooled, add to tomato mixture, and toss to combine. Transfer mixture to a deep 9 1/2- or 10-inch pie dish. Set aside.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out half the dough into a circle 1 inch larger than pie dish. Remaining dough may be frozen up to 1 month. Transfer rolled dough to top of dish; tuck in edges to seal. Make three to four small slits in crust; form a decorative edge if desired. In small bowl, mix egg with 1 teaspoon water. Brush egg glaze over crust; sprinkle crust with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Place pie dish on a baking sheet to catch drips; bake until crust is golden and insides are bubbling, about 50 minutes. Let cobbler cool before serving.

SMOKY TOMATO SOUP WITH GRUYERE TOASTS

Steps:

• In a soup pot, melt the butter in the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium-high heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the paprika and cook until it gets fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, water, thyme and bay leaf, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the tomatoes start breaking down, about 15 minutes. Discard the thyme sprig and bay leaf.
• Preheat the broiler. In a blender, puree the soup in batches. Strain the soup back into the pot - pressing on the solids (use a strainer with larger holes. This just separates out the bits of tomato skin/seeds that didn't blend.) Stir in the cream and season with salt and pepper again, to taste.
• Meanwhile, put the baguette slices on a baking sheet and broil 6 inches away from the heat until lightly toasted on both sides, about 2 minutes total. top the toasts with the Gruyere and broil for about 30 seconds more, until the cheese gets bubbly.
• ladle the soup into bowls and serve with the Gruyere toasts. Enjoy!