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Blog Picks : Tomato Bites

Call me dense or what, but I only first heard about TasteSpotting when all those "TasteSpotting is Dead" posts cropped up. And then I heard of foodgawker. And now I spend minutes, hours just staring at the lovely photography. It was during one of the gawking sessions that I found these delicious tomatoes.

For me, tomatoes are the ultimate food. I can just pick one off the fridge shelf and bite into it. I always do, ever since I was a kid, when urgent hunger pangs strike. This is the same concept : tomatoes you can pick up and eat, but in a fancier gourmet version.



To make tomato bites, cut tomatoes into three segments. You might need to cut a bit off the bottom segment to make sure it sits well on the plate. Find basil leaves slightly larger than the tomatoes and trim their edges. Spread a little goat cheese on the bottom tomato segment(I also added a little crushed pepper to my cheese before spreading). Add a basil leaf, then a little bit more of cheese. Now put the middle segment on, and repeat the whole process for the top segment.

The flavors mingle to form a beautiful appetizer that I am packing away to Dee's Herb Mania.
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Srivalli said…
Then lets have a debate on who is more dense..:)..cos' even I didn't know abt those sites until those posts came about...and same thing happened to me too..though I am yet to check out foodgawker, though I heard abt it the same breath...

tomato bites look lovely...this brings back those lovely times, when I used to add sugar to tomatoes and eat them raw...awww...yummy!
August 5, 2008 at 1:02 PM
notyet100 said…
wow,..such simple recipe ,.nd sounds so delicious..
August 5, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Suganya said…
This sounds so simple and healthy. Looks good. Nice Italian combo...
August 5, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Rachel said…
I love tomatoes too...especially when it's chopped and sprinkled with sugar..or when they are plain grilled with loads of cheese..

your version looks so healthy!
August 5, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Anonymous said…
Tomatoes with sugar...I've never heard of this. And I've been eating raw tomatoes all my life.

I'm eating this combination the first thing after I get home
August 5, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Anonymous said…
We used to snack on tomato sprinkled with sugar for snacks after school. Tomatoes taste best when left in room temperature.
August 5, 2008 at 10:03 PM
delhibelle said…
I am an unabashed tomato lover, goes into my poha, bhel, salads, raita, bread..u name it!
This looks lovely and herby, would LOVE to make it:)
August 6, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Bharti said…
Another tomato lover here. The recipe looks perfect for a summer day!
August 6, 2008 at 10:20 AM
lubnakarim06 said…
very simple recipe and healthy too
August 6, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Indian Khana said…
Tomato Bites looking cool..nice idea and good looking tomatoes :)
August 6, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Aparna Balasubramanian said…
I've haven't seen tomatoes looking this cute in a long time.
August 7, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Swati Raman Garg said…
sahi hai yaar... thee was one time when i used to hate tomatoes and ab har cheeez mein daal deti hun.... as an appetizer mast hoga na...
August 20, 2008 at 7:06 AM
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