grilled ratatouille stuffed mini campari tomatoes
Author: Chef D. Brown
Yields: 4 portions Approx. prep time: 30 min
Ingredients
- 1 lb Village Farms sinfully sweet campari® tomatoes
- 1 Village Farms luscious seedless long english® cucumber
- 1 Village Farms sweet bells® yellow bell pepper
- 1 Village Farms sweet bells® red bell pepper
- ¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Japanese eggplant
- 1 Zucchini
- ¼ cup Fresh mint
- ¼ cup Italian flat-leaf parsley
- ½ cup Campari vinaigrette
- ½ cup Feta cheese
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- ¼ tsp Sea salt
Instructions
- Hollow out the campari tomatoes by cutting off the tops and scooping out the interiors with a small spoon. Reserve the juice, core, and seeds.
- Preheat a grill pan or bbq.
- Cut the onion, peppers, zucchini, and eggplant into halves and quarters.
- Brush them with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Grill the fresh vegetables by placing them cut side down on the grill and not moving them for 2 minutes.
- Only grill the one side, then remove the fresh vegetables from the grill. Allow to cool.
- Finely dice all fresh vegetables, and combine in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the campari tomato vinaigrette to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Add chopped mint and parsley.
- Add crumbled feta. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the hollowed out campari tomatoes with the seasoned grilled vegetables.
- Serve individually or platter up more of the salad and serve the tomatoes over top “family style”.
campari tomato vinaigrette
Author: Chef D. Brown
Yields: 1 cup Approx. prep time: 5 min
Ingredients
- ½ cup Campari tomato seeds & water
- ¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup White wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- ¼ tsp Sea salt
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste.