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Tortellini Kabobs with Roasted Tomato Dipping Sauce

 

Recipe By :Andrea Chesman 1998

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers {Posted}

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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TORTELLINI:

12 ounces fresh or frozen cheese tortellini

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

ROASTED TOMATO DIPPING SAUCE:

1 tomato -- halved horizontally

Olive oil

2 garlic cloves

6 basil leaves

1/2 cup lowfat sour cream

(or nonfat sour cream)

Salt and black pepper

 

1. Prepare a medium-hot fire in the grill.

 

2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the tortellini.

 

3. Cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Drain well. Toss

with the olive oil.

 

4. Brush the cut side of the tomato halves with a little olive oil. Grill, cut

side down, until tender and grill-marked, about 10 minutes.

 

5. Peel the tomato. On a cutting board, in a mortar and pestle, or in a food

processor, chop the tomato, garlic, and basil until you have a fine paste. Stir

into the sour cream. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

 

6. Thread the tortellini onto skewers. They will stay on the skewers best if

they are threaded through the filled part of the tortellini. Grill, turning

once, until lightly charred, about 2 minutes per side.

 

7. Serve the kabobs at once, passing the dipping sauce on the side.

 

VARIATION: MINI RAVIOLI KABOBS. You can often find fresh or frozen mini ravioli

in the same supermarket case as the tortellini. Cook according to the package

directions. Weave onto the skewers, trying to pierce each ravioli twice as it is

threaded on. Grill and serve with the sauce as above.

 

Source:

" Vegetarian Grill [iSBN 1558321276] "

S(McEdition):

" Hanneman (kitpath) on 12-Jun-2002 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 153 Calories; 5g Fat (28.9% calories from

fat); 7g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 32mg Cholesterol; 183mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : This is one of those " If you can boil water... " recipes -- it is a

simple recipe that produces delicious and beautiful results. The dipping sauce

is optional but quick to make, and it does enhance the dish.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 25095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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