Elaines Heart-healthy Tomato-pepper Appetizer |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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High in Vitamin C, and a wealth of other vitamins and minerals, this colorful appetizer will gracefully enhance any meal! Ingredients:
2 medium-sized, ripe, firm tomatoes |
1/2 green sweet bell pepper |
1/2 yellow sweet bell pepper |
1/2 orange sweet bell pepper |
3 shallots |
1 1/2 tsp dried or 2 1/2 tsp fresh chives |
1/4 cup carrot shreds |
salt & pepper to taste |
1/8th tsp ground ginger |
2 tbsp classic italian salad dressing |
1 cup shredded green leaf lettuce |
Directions:
1. Cut the top off both tomatoes
2. Reserve tops!
3. Scoop out tomatoes, reserving contents
4. Shred the lettuce with a plastic knife. (metal or steel rusts the lettuce)
5. In a mini-processor, finely chop the peppers individually, placing each color into separate dishes
6. Finely process the shallots, placing into a separate dish
7. Place tomato contents you scooped out, chives, ginger, and carrot into the mini-processor and liquefy
8. Plating:
9. On small salad plates, lay a bed of half the lettuce on each plate
10. Fill tomatoes with layers of the peppers and shallots
11. Place tomatoes on the lettuce bases
12. Add 1 tbsp each of the Italian salad dressing, and replace the tomato tops
13. Place some peppers around the lettuce bases
14. Add 4 generous dollops of the liquefied tomato blend around the tomatoes
15. Refrigerate until serving
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