Summer - it's time to ripen many healthy vegetables and fruits, but we'll talk about the “sunny berry” - tomato!
This vegetable fills with bright colors all the dishes that are prepared with its participation, gives a slightly sour taste and even reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases!
In addition, tomato snacks are prepared in a matter of minutes and are considered to be perfectly tasty all over the world. Let us and we will try to create three of the most relevant summer salads, in which tomatoes will be combined with another ingredient: tomato salad with crab sticks, “Caprese” and tomatoes with cheese.
1. Salad with crab sticks and tomatoes
A great dish option for instant cooking when guests are on the doorstep. Purchase such seafood in advance and place it in the freezer. When you want to cook a snack, then thaw the sticks in warm water for 5-6 minutes.
You will need:
- 100 g chopsticks;
- 1-2 ripe tomatoes;
- 2-3 pinches of salt;
- 2 pinches of allspice;
- 10 ml of olive oil;
- greenery.
Cut the washed tomatoes into slices and place in a container.
Thawed crab sticks cut into large circles and add to the tomatoes.
Pick some fresh greens with your hands and salt, pepper the salad, sprinkle it with olive or sunflower oil.
Arrange the portions of the snack in glasses and serve, garnished with basil leaves and greens. Enjoy your meal!
The cost of 1 serving of this salad will be 10-15 rubles.
2. Italian Caprese salad
“Caprese” is a soft cheese combined with the sweet and sour juiciness of tomatoes. The snack is so tasty that it is copied literally in all restaurants! if you do not have mozzarella (cheese), then you can easily replace it with feta (cheese) or even salty cottage cheese.
You will need: - 1-2 ripe tomatoes;
- 100 g mozzarella or feta;
- 2-3 pinches of salt;
- 2 pinches of allspice;
- 10 ml of olive oil;
- Fresh basil.
Rinse the tomatoes in water and cut them into slices, choosing varieties with elastic skin for the salad.
Mozzarella or feta also cut into slices.
Put on a dish, alternating with chopped tomatoes.
Season with salt and pepper, and then pour the salad over olive oil. Add fresh basil leaves to the snack and garnish with herbs. Enjoy your time!
The cost of 1 serving of Caprese salad will cost you 20-25 rubles, which is much cheaper than in a restaurant.
3. Baked tomatoes with cheese
Such a savory tomato snack will appeal to those who love dishes with garlic notes. Tomatoes with cheese are good both hot and cold and are the perfect decoration for the table at any celebration. If you like snacks more satisfyingly, you can supplement the list of ingredients with boiled chicken egg.
You will need:
- 3 tomatoes;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- 3 pinches of salt;
- 2 cloves of garlic.
Rinse the tomatoes in water and cut off their caps. Using a teaspoon, remove the flesh, taking care not to damage the walls of the vegetable, and salt the inside so that each tomato produces a liquid.
Leave the vegetables for a couple of minutes to one side and grate hard cheese on a fine grater. Immediately squeeze garlic cloves into the press and stir. Optionally, you can add to the cheese a couple of teaspoons of mayonnaise or grated boiled chicken egg.
Drain liquid from tomato kegs and fill them with grated cheese.
Put the form with the kegs in the oven or in the microwave and bake until the cheese melts.
Garnish the cooked dish with greens and serve. Enjoy your meal!
The cost of a serving of snacks will be 15 rubles.
