Tomatoes Sicilian a la Jennie's Italian Restaurant

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Tomatoes Sicilian a la Jennie's Italian Restaurant

 

Recipe By :Jennie's Italian Restaurant, Kansas City

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Restaurant Side Dishes

Tomatoes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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5 medium ripe garden fresh tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon sugar -- optional

1 clove garlic

4 fresh basil leaves -- to 6

4 fresh mint leaves

1 lemon -- juice of

3/4 tablespoon high quality olive oil

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

6 ounces Provolone cheese -- sliced

1/4 pound ripe green olives

lettuce -- optional

 

Have tomatoes at room temperature. Slice in thick slices and place flat in a

Pyrex dish.

 

Put salt and optional sugar in mortar. Add clove to garlic and crush with

pestle. Add 2 mint leaves and 2 basil leaves and crush again. Work to a

light, chunky consistency. Add the lemon juice and mix well.

 

Pour olive oil evenly over tomatoes.

 

Pour ingredients from mortar evenly over tomatoes.

 

Using a pepper mill, grind pepper generously on top of tomatoes.

 

Slice remaining mint and basil leaves in 1/4 " x 1 " strips and mix together.

Spread evenly over tomatoes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30

minutes.

 

Serve on a platter with strips of cheese and olives. (As an extra garnish,

tomatoes may be placed on a bed of lettuce.)

 

Source:

" Dining In - Kansas City; a collection of gourmet recipes for complete

meals from Kansas City's finest restaurants "

 

S(Typist/Poster):

" -From the cookbook collection of Brenda Adams

(adamsfmle); posted RecCafe/Veg-Rec 6/99.

"

 

Copyright:

" Boots Mathews and James Rieger; 1980 Peanut Butter Publishing; ISBN

0-89716-041-X "

 

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NOTES : The author says: " A true Italian will dip his bread in the juice of

this dish.