Squashes are unique vegetables, they are not only useful, but also universal from the point of view of cooking. Squashes have the ability to take on the aroma and taste of adjacent ingredients, so they can be combined with any products. But they are especially tasty in combination with cheese and tomatoes.
Squash with tomatoes - general principles and methods of cooking
What can be cooked from zucchini and tomatoes? Anything! It can be fritters, and stews, and all sorts of vegetable salads with the addition of both raw and fried zucchini. You can try to make baked zucchini with tomatoes, sprinkled with cheese, or cook an original soup. There are a lot of options, as you can see, so dare, and we, in turn, will try to help you a little with useful tips and tasty recipes.
Squash with tomatoes - food preparation
No doubt, the zucchini can decorate any holiday menu, if you choose it correctly and cook it. So young squash the size of a large cucumber have a more delicate elastic flesh and thin skin. Another important point is that they lack coarse seeds that absolutely do not fit into any dish. Unlike young vegetables, older ones have a more watery structure, and also have a thick peel and large seeds. Therefore, old zucchini strongly recommend peeling and seeds. In addition, it is necessary to cut them into larger pieces so that during the heat treatment they do not “limp” and do not fall apart.
Squash with tomatoes - the best recipes
Recipe 1: An original snack of zucchini and tomatoes
Any dish of zucchini, even the simplest at first glance, is able to decorate both a festive and a casual table. Zucchini and tomato rolls are a very unusual, original snack that will decorate any holiday, despite the simplicity in preparation. Ingredients:
- fatty mayo 150 gr.
- to taste garlic
- one medium zucchini
- vegetable oil
- three tomatoes
- salt to taste
- flour
Method of preparation:
1. Pass the garlic through the crush, send it to the required amount of mayonnaise, mix.
2. Clean the squash (take such that the seeds were small) from the skin. Cut it lengthwise into several plates - the basis for rolls, but so that they do not collapse when rolled up. Diced slices are dipped in flour on both sides.
3. Begin to fry zucchini on high heat on both sides until golden brown. Cut the tomatoes into rings. Ready squash plastics grease mayonnaise mixed with garlic on one side. On the edge lay out a tomato ring, cut in half, and turn into a roll. Do the same with the rest of the pieces. That's all! The dish is ready, without extra time and money.
Recipe 2: Baked zucchini with tomatoes and cheese
Squashes and cheese are an amazing combination. In general, any cheese is ideally combined with many vegetables, and in particular - with zucchini and tomatoes. The soft sheep milk from sheep's milk when melted will cover the dish with a golden crust and give it an unsurpassed flavor.
Ingredients:
- two medium zucchini
- two medium tomatoes
- 150 gr. sheep cheese
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of fatty mayonnaise
- one table. a spoon of flour
- butter
- to taste spices: pepper, salt, etc.
Method of preparation:
1. Squash slices and let them rest in order to stack extra juice. Then we process them with spices, salt, pepper.
2. Now let's do the battering. To do this, mix the flour with mayonnaise until smooth, add spices if necessary. Cut tomatoes into medium circles. We rub separately cheese.
3. Squash zucchini moistened in batter so that there are no bare sections left Heat the frying pan, heat up the butter and start frying the circles in batter. Fry on high heat from both sides. 4. Put the finished pieces on a baking sheet. Top them with tomatoes and sprinkle with grated cheese. Send the baking tray to the oven (heated to 180-200C) and bake zucchini for fifteen to twenty minutes. The dish can be served with mashed potatoes, rice or in a separate form.
Recipe 3: Squash with Tomatoes, Stewed in Sour Cream Sauce
Courgettes with tomatoes and garlic, poured with a delicate cream sauce will pleasantly surprise you with its originality. This dish is both light and satisfying at the same time. An ideal option for people who respect a healthy lifestyle.
Ingredients:
- one medium zucchini
- three tomatoes
- 200 gr. thick cream
- two cloves of garlic
- pepper, salt to taste
- a tablespoon of flour
- vegetable oil
Method of preparation:
1. Clear the zucchini, cut into circles, salt, roll each in flour and fry on high heat until browning. Lay out a layer of zucchini in a container for stewing, then a layer of sliced tomatoes.
2. Salt, season, sprinkle with chopped garlic and pour 100 gr. sour cream. After which we repeat the layer again, and pour the remaining sour cream on top. Optionally, add onions, carrots or herbs.
3. Put the saucepan on a slow fire and simmer for twenty minutes, then send the dish to the oven and bake at 250 ° C for ten minutes.
Recipe 4: Puff Zucchini Salad with Tomatoes
The dish is very nourishing and high-calorie thanks to zucchini fried in flour, mayonnaise and cheese, but at the same time it is surprisingly tasty.
Ingredients:
- three young zucchini (or medium with non-rigid seeds)
- four tomatoes
- two onions
- flour
- 50 gr. hard cheese
- three cloves of garlic
- 250 gr. mayonnaise
- salt to taste
- vegetable oil
Method of preparation:
1. Clean squash, cut into circles, roll them down in flour and fry in vegetable oil from 2 sides. While the zucchini cools, finely chop the onion, dice the tomatoes (by the way, it is better to remove the peel from them). 2. Fry the onions with tomatoes until tender and complete evaporation of the liquid with the addition of a small amount of oil. Remove the cool.
3. Chop the garlic using a masher and mix it with mayonnaise. We take flat dishes and begin to lay out the ingredients in layers:
1 layer - zucchini, we coat the first layer with mayonnaise
2 layer - evenly lay out the tomatoes (do not need may be coated with mayonnaise).
4. We alternate the layers in the described sequence, for a total of 4-5 pieces. Spread mayonnaise on top of the salad and sprinkle with grated cheese on top. The finished salad is best consumed chilled, although in the form of heat it has a delicious taste. Enjoy your meal!
Squash with tomatoes - useful tips from experienced chefs
- To improve the taste of the dish, it is advisable to remove the skin from the tomatoes. This is done very simply: the tomatoes are scalded with boiling water, and the skin is removed from the pulp very easily;
- Squash after chopping begin to release too much juice (especially old over-ripe vegetables), so it is advisable to lay them first, then drain the released juice and then cook the cherished dish.
