Tomato Steaks With Crab Corn Relish Food

TOMATO STEAKS WITH CRAB-CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Rub tomato slices with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Blanch corn for 1 minute. Cool, then remove kernels from cob.
• In a small bowl, combine kernels, crab, basil, lemon juice, Tabasco and salt and pepper to taste, and toss lightly. Top each tomato steak with 1/4 of the relish and serve.

CORN-TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Mix 2 chopped green tomatoes, 1/2 cup each cooked corn, chopped onion and chopped seeded cucumber, and 2 tablespoons each chopped parsley, yellow mustard and cider vinegar.

CORN AND TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine corn, tomato, scallion, cilantro, and lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SMOKY EGGPLANT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Rub the eggplant with the olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Grill over medium-high heat until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Remove from heat and cut into medium dice.
• In a skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly colored, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the eggplant, sugar, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Add cilantro and serve.

RIB-EYE STEAK WITH WARM TOMATO CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Pat steaks dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté steaks, turning over once, 10 to 12 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to a plate and keep warm, covered with foil.
• Pour off fat from skillet, keeping any brown bits in skillet, and return to moderately high heat. Add butter, onion, and frying pepper and sauté, stirring occasionally and scraping up brown bits, until onion is golden, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and chili powder and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in corn and cover skillet. Cook until corn is just tender, about 3 minutes. Remove lid, then add tomatoes and sauté, stirring, until tomatoes just begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in any meat juices on plate, basil, lime juice, and salt to taste.
• Transfer steaks to a cutting board, then cut across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve with tomato corn salad.