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Recipe : ** Layered Tomato, Basil, And Portobello

Layered Tomato, Basil, And Portobello
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Course:
Side Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    25 min
  • Cooking
    25 min
  • Ready in
    50 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
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Goat cheese by nature is rather crumbly and tacky. Coatings tend to fall off easily if the cheese is simply sliced into rounds. Forming goat cheese slices into balls and pressing them into the pine nut mixture softens the cheese enough to let the coating adhere. / To thinly slice basil, stack the leaves and roll them into a tight cylinder. Using a knife, slice the roll crosswise into thin strips. This technique is called "chiffonade" (shif-un-NAHD).
 

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Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 1 log goat cheese
  • 1 tablespoon basil oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 4 large basil leaves, thinly sliced
  • additional basil oil (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove, pressed
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning mix
  • ¼ teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon basil oil or olive oil
  • 5 g pine nuts, grated
  • 5 g fresh breadcrumb
  • 180 g small portabella mushroom caps

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 450ºF.
  • 2
    For dressing, combine vinegar, garlic, 1/2 teaspoons seasoning mix and salt in a small bowl. Slowly add 1 tablespoon olive or basil oil, whisking until well blended.
  • 3
    For "napoleons" (layers), cut each tomato into four half-inch-thick slices. Place tomato slices and mushrooms on a large bar pan lined with parchment paper. Brush dressing on both sides of vegetables using a basting brush. Bake 20-25 minutes, turning once. Remove from oven.
  • 4
    Cut mushrooms into half-inch slices. Slice goat cheese evenly into eight rounds; form each slice into a ball.
  • 5
    Combine nuts, bread crumbs and remaining 1/2 teaspoons seasoning mix in shallow dish. Place each cheese ball into nut mixture. Press gently to flatten; turn to coat both sides.
  • 6
    Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Cook goat cheese rounds 30-45 seconds on each side or until coating is light golden brown. Remove from pan.
  • 7
    To assemble each napoleon, layer tomato slices, mushroom slices and basil. Repeat layers one time. Top with two goat cheese rounds. Drizzle with additional oil, if desired.
  • Ready !