Summer side dishes don't have to mean salad and coleslaw. This summer side is low in cholesterol, high in dietary fiber and potassium, high in vitamins A and C, and super quick to make!
Summer is a great time of year to find fresh ingredients in your local produce department. Look for organic tomatoes from July through September in the USA, December through February in Australia. There is a nutritional count and health score for this recipe with a nutritional analysis at the bottom of this recipe.
Tomatoes — A Quick Summer Side Dish
This recipe is great for summer barbeques, a weekend brunch, or light evening summer meals when you don't feel like a heavy meal.
When you cook tomatoes, their bitterness and acid qualities are reduced and you bring out their natural sweetness.
Grilled Tomatoes with Blue Cheese
Ingredients:
- 6 Roma tomatoes
- 3 tsp Blue cheese crumbles
- 3 tsp Bread crumbs
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Parsley flakes
Directions:
- Lightly spray a cookie sheet pan with cooking spray. If you do not have a Teflon coated cookie sheet, lay a piece of aluminum foil on your flat tray.
- Cut Roma tomatoes in half horizontally through the middle.
- Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of blue cheese crumbles on top of each tomato half.
- Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of bread crumbs (I prefer Italian) on top of blue cheese.
- Drizzle olive oil* (just a few drops) over each tomato half.
- Sprinkle with parsley flakes to garnish.
- Grill/broil for approximately 5-7 minutes until cheese melts and tomatoes are warm.
OPTIONAL:
You can use *balsamic vinegar instead of olive oil in step 5 for a much richer taste.
You can also grill these on your grill outside instead of under the broiler.
Serve on a nice serving tray with a serving spoon.
This side goes well with chicken or fish.
I like to serve these tomatoes with a side of fresh steamed asparagus, sprinkled with balsamic vinegar.
Tomato Side Dish Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 257 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104
Calories from Fat 53
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.9g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 90mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 11.5g 4%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 12%
Sugars 6.7g
Protein 3.1g
Vitamin A 44%
Vitamin C 55%
Calcium 4%
Iron 5%
Nutrition Grade A
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Nutritional Analysis
Good points
- Very low in cholesterol
- High in dietary fiber
- High in potassium
- Very high in vitamin A
- Very high in vitamin C
Bad points
- High in sugar
Nutritional information provided by:
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
Kathy Duff - Published Writer, Photographer, Award Winning Songwriter, Artist & Designer... learning to be my best self and helping others with the ...
