A few weeks back when I received my Forman and Field goodies, on behalf of Knorr included in the box was two tomatoes. These were intended for the chicken chausseur recipe but as previously mentioned I was just not feeling the love for that particular recipe at the time, and so was left with two good sized ripe tomatoes to play with. .
On health advice I tend to abstain from tomatoes for the past year or so but have been gently re-introducing them to my diet and gosh how I have missed them! Bursting with their sweetness and their versatility they are such a great ingredient both raw and when cooked and for a few brief moments I wondered what on earth I was going to do with them!
The main course that night was my previously blogged crispy roast chicken, so I needed something to serve alongsid and came up with this delicious tomato sauce. It was very easy to make, and very delicious to eat! The sauce would also make a great accompaniment to steak or fish.
Serves two as a side dish
Ingredients:
Two medium sized tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 finely sliced shallot
heaped tbsp of chopped curly parsley
a pinch of salt and black pepper
Place a cross on
the top of the tomatoes and put in a bowl of boiling water for
around a minute, carefully remove from the water, skin them, remove the seeds
and dice the flesh.
Gently heat the oil in a small frying pan, add the shallot and soften without browning, stir in the tomato flesh and parsley, season to taste.
Gently
cook for around 5 minutes or until the tomato flesh is soft and cooked through
but without colouring. Garnish with a little extra parsley on serving
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As a tomato lover I can imagine how hard it must be to have to abstain from these delicious fruits. By the way, I make my tomato sauce almost the same way.
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