A dish of tomatoes with cheese and garlic has become traditional and familiar. And especially love to serve him on the table during the holidays. This dish came from the Italian “caprese”. The Russian people liked the overseas snack so much that they created their own version, which can be made from domestic products.
Tomatoes with cheese and garlic - general principles of cooking
Dishes from tomatoes, cheese and garlic are healthy and nutritious.
The main thing - they are prepared from products that are in the kitchen of almost any hostess. Tomatoes cut into slices and spread on a plate. Sprinkle them with grated cheese and garlic with mayonnaise on top and decorate with greens.
The whole procedure takes no more than 10 minutes.
In order to diversify the appetizer, it adds a variety of components: eggs, nuts, seasonings and spices. The dish is baked in the oven, wrapped in dough, fried. Such appetizers are not ashamed to be served even to discerning guests, but can be used for a daily healthy snack.
Recipe 1: Tomatoes with cheese and garlic in a hurry
The simplest version of the snack, which is suitable, for example, in case of a sudden arrival of guests. The preparation takes a few minutes, and the necessary products can always be found in the refrigerator. After serving, the dish looks appetizing and pleases the eye.
Ingredients
• Medium tomatoes - 4-5 pcs .;
• Hard cheese - 150 g;
• Garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• Mayonnaise - 1-2 tbsp. l .;
• Greenery for decoration.
Method of preparation
Cut the tomatoes into thick mugs and lay out on a plate.
Grate cheese with fine or medium teeth.
Crushed garlic cloves, add to cheese.
Pour the resulting mass with mayonnaise, mix thoroughly until smooth and put on the tomatoes.
Add a little parsley and serve.
Recipe 2: Tomatoes with Cheese and “Hearty” Garlic
More nutritious version of the dish. Due to the eggs in its composition, the appetizer satisfies well the hunger, but it is also suitable for people on a diet.
Ingredients
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs .;
• Cheese - 100 g .;
• Garlic - 2 teeth;
• Ground black pepper;
• Egg - 1 pc .;
• Mayonnaise - to taste;
• Parsley.
Method of preparation
Put the eggs to boil and prepare the remaining products.
Wash, dry the tomatoes, cut them into round slices and put on a plate.
Grate cheese on a fine grater.
Peel and chop the garlic cloves.
Finely chopped eggs ready for this time, mix with cheese, garlic and mayonnaise.
Pour the mixture on the tomatoes, pepper and decorate with parsley.
Recipe 3: Tomatoes with cheese and garlic in the oven
Oven baked tomatoes are good both as a snack and as a side dish for the main course. Serve the dish should be hot, until the melted cheese had not time to harden.
Ingredients
• 4 strong tomatoes;
• 3 tbsp. olive or sunflower oil;
• 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• A pinch of salt;
• Ground black pepper;
• Parsley greens;
• Oregano;
• 50 g of “Parmesan” for sprinkling.
Method of preparation
Put the oven at 200 degrees.
While it is warming up, wash and chop the tomatoes into circles.
Add vinegar for dressing in olive oil, season with salt, pepper and oregano, mix.
Put the circles of tomatoes in a bowl, pour the dressing over the top and make sure that the tomatoes are well moistened in oil. Then put the slices of tomatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Before serving, serve with parsley and grated cheese.
Recipe 4: Classic Italian Caprese Salad
An authentic Italian dish that served as the basis for Russian snacks. It is noteworthy that the colors of “Caprese” resemble the national flag of Italy. Partly because of this fact, the dish has become national. Ingredients
• Tomatoes - 4 pcs .;
• “Mozzarella” - 100 g;
• Basil (fresh or dried) - 50 g;
• Garlic - 1 prong.
Method of preparation
Grate grated cheese, add garlic chopped in a garlic press. Pour all the mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
Cut tomatoes into circles, put on a flat tray or plate. In the middle of each tomato slice put the garlic garlic mixture. Before serving, decorate the dish with basil.
Recipe 5: Tomatoes with cheese and garlic in the dough
An unexpected performance of the traditional “Caprese” - wrap the snack in the dough. This dish can not be called a diet, but in taste it is not inferior to the Italian original.
Ingredients
• Puff pastry - 500 g;
• Ossetian cheese or “Suluguni” - 200 g;
• Tomatoes - 4 pcs .;
• Garlic - 2 slices;
• Dill.
Method of preparation
Cut tomatoes into quarters and chop into cubes cheese. Put everything on the skewers according to the scheme: tomato - cheese - tomato. Then rub the garlic, mix it with dill, a little salt. In the resulting mixture, dip the tomatoes with cheese.
Roll out the dough, then wrap the skewers in it. The edges of the test zaschipnut. Bake the dish in the oven at 200 degrees or on the grill, like kebabs.
Recipe 6: “Caprese” with spices and nuts
The dish can be described as follows: a classic Italian snack with a Russian soul. Nuts and sweet peppers are added to the national recipe.
Ingredients
• 500 g of medium-sized tomatoes;
• 100 g of "Mozzarella";
• 1 sweet pepper;
• 2 nuts (peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts or any other);
• Parsley dill;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1-2 Art. l mayonnaise;
• Ground black pepper;
• Salt.
Method of preparation
Cut the tomatoes in thick circles and place on a tray or plate.
Grate cheese with large teeth.
Chop the bell pepper in small cubes, mix with cheese.
In the resulting mixture add nuts, parsley, dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Top with mayonnaise. If desired, it is allowed to use sour cream.
Recipe 7: Caprese with mozzarella and leek roasted in sugar
In this recipe, tomatoes with cheese and garlic are meaningful to high-class cuisine. The recipe is quite complicated, but if you follow all the points clearly, you can prepare a real restaurant dish at home.
Ingredients
• 12 cherry tomatoes;
• Leek (stalks only);
• 2 tbsp. l white wine vinegar;
• 12 Mozzarella balls;
• Fresh basil;
• Half a cup of olive oil;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l Sahara.
Method of preparation
For cooking you need a frying pan with a thick bottom. Pour sugar into it, pour some water, then put it on the stove.
When the sugar is completely melted, add pre-chopped garlic and onions, cut into ringlets. The entire contents of the pan mix, pour vinegar, which then must be evaporated over high heat.
Remove the garlic, cool the remaining ingredients.
Cut a piece of cheese and tomatoes in halves.
Remove medium leaves from basil, leave the rest for 10 seconds in boiling water and for another 20 seconds in cold water.
Next, remove excess moisture from the basil with a napkin.
Prepared basil add to warm olive oil, beat with a mixer until smooth. Insist for half an hour.
Cheese, tomatoes and leaflets of basil to put on skewers, alternating products with each other.
Before serving, serve the onions, which have been fried in sugar, and basil oil.
Recipe 8: Tomatoes Stuffed with Cheese and Garlic
Stuffed tomatoes are a truly exquisite dish, worthy of any holiday table. In addition to excellent taste, this appetizer has the original form of serving, and preparing is quite simple.
Ingredients
• 1 kg of tomatoes;
• 400 g soft cheese;
• 6 Art. l breadcrumbs for breading; • 2-3 garlic cloves;
• Dill, parsley;
• Olive oil (can be sunflower);
• 50 g fresh basil;
• White ground pepper.
Method of preparation
Tomatoes must be washed under running water, dried, cut the tops of them and remove the pulp. Sprinkle each tomato with a small amount of white pepper.
Soft cheese mixed with breadcrumbs, tomato pulp, chopped garlic, parsley and dill.
Fill tomatoes in prepared mass.
Cook for 20 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees.
Recipe 9: Tomatoes with Cheese and Garlic with Vegetables
Adding cucumber and radish is another variation of the classic recipe. Due to the variety of ingredients, the taste of the finished dish becomes more multifaceted and interesting. In addition, this salad is a real storehouse of vitamins and nutrients.
Ingredients
• 700 grams of tomatoes;
• 200 g of radish;
• 1 cucumber;
• Green onions;
• 3 eggs;
• 200 g sheep cheese;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• Mayonnaise;
• Dill, parsley;
• Salt.
Method of preparation
Put the eggs to boil. Then grate the cheese on a medium or fine grater, chop the radish and the cucumber into small pieces. Peel the boiled eggs, chop into small cubes and mix with the prepared cheese and vegetables. Add mayonnaise and crushed garlic to the resulting mass. To stir thoroughly.
Rinse tomatoes well and cut into halves, remove the core. The resulting space is filled with the mixture that was previously prepared.
Recipe 10: Tomatoes with Cheese and Garlic Roasted
Tomatoes are rarely used for frying, but this method of cooking allows for a new discovery of the taste of the tomato. At the expense of cheese batter tomatoes with cheese and garlic are covered with a golden crust, which looks very impressive.
Ingredients
• 2 medium tomatoes;
• 1-2 Art. l sour cream;
• 80 g of hard cheese;
• 1 chicken egg;
• 3-4 garlic cloves;
• Ground black pepper; • Paprika;
• Salt;
• Oil or fat for frying.
Method of preparation
Cut the tomatoes into thick circles, sprinkle with salt, grated garlic and paprika (or other pepper).
To make cheese batter, beat egg with sour cream, grate grated cheese with fine teeth. All ingredients are mixed and salt if desired.
Heat the frying pan on the stove, pour enough oil or fat into it.
Fry slices of tomatoes, pre-dipping them in a cheese batter.
Since cooked batter does not contain flour, it is very liquid. In order to completely cover them with tomatoes, you should help yourself with a spoon.
The cheese in the pan will spread, but it's not scary. A little later, it will harden, and will look beautiful on a plate.
Tomatoes with cheese and garlic - tricks and useful tips
- Before preparing the snack, hold the cheese in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to harden. So it will be more convenient to grate.
- If you didn’t have hard cheese in the fridge, you can take a pair of processed cheese. This will not affect the taste of the finished dish.
- Making an appetizer more refined will help competent choice of the main ingredient. For example, replacing ordinary round tomatoes with cherry will immediately give a snack a restaurant look. In turn, yellow tomatoes will be an unexpected decision that will pleasantly surprise your guests.
