Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Tomato Salad
The tomatoes in this tomato salad recipe are seared, giving them a sweet, juicy flavor and an attractive look. The grilled tomatoes are mixed with a delicious basil, lemon and garlic dressing. A dash of Worcestershire sauce is added to the dressing to give it a rich, spicy taste.
This tomato salad makes a great side dish and goes perfectly with any grilled meat recipe or grilled fish recipe. It can be served either warm or cold and keeps in the refrigerator if there is any left over. Vine-ripened tomatoes are the best type to use in this grilled tomato recipe because they are more flavorful than regular tomatoes and have a deeper red color but you can use any tomatoes if a vine-ripened variety is unavailable.
Tomato Salad
Ingredients -
5 quartered tomatoes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ loaf crusty bread, in 5 pieces
2 minced cloves garlic
½ cup chopped fresh basil
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Preheat the grill to moderate and clean the grill rack.
Whisk together the garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and olive oil.
Add the basil. Season the tomatoes with some salt and black pepper.
When the grill is hot, sear the tomatoes, turning them often until they are browned all over.
Toss them in the lemon juice mixture.
Divide the grilled tomato salad between 5 serving plates and serve with the bread.
(Serves 5)
A Picture of grilled tomatoes used to make our grilled tomato salad. A light and refreshing salad perfect thing to do with tomatoes fresh out of the garden.
Tomato - to·ma·to
Pronounced: (tè mã tõ, má-), n., pl. -toes.
Any number of plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family of plants. The tomato is originally native to Mexico, Central and South America, especial the widely cultivated genus L. lycopersicum.
The tomato bears a mildly acid, pulpy, typically red fruit Vegetable. It can be eaten raw or cooked as a many variation of pasta sauces. Can be eaten in the green state as is common in many caned relishes. Also comes in yellow and orange.
Tomato: refers to both the fruit itself and the plant. Tomatoes are best grown in hot, humid areas with long growing season, but can be grown pretty much anywhere with accommodations.