Cheese and Tomato Toastie 3 Ways
Elena DugganIngredients:
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 1
- Herbed sundried tomato cream cheese
- Large heirloom tomatoes, thick slices
- Quick-pickled red onions
- Capers, drained
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Crusty sourdough, thick slices
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 2
- Caramelised onion relish
- Blistered cherry tomatoes, squished
- Aged cheddar, finely sliced
- Buffalo mozzarella, torn into pieces
- Pecorino, finely grated
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Homemade bread
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 3
- Pine nut and confit garlic butter
- Truss tomatoes, finely diced
- Lemon, finely zested
- Parmesan, finely grated, generous
- Fresh herbs, thyme, oregano and basil, leaves only
- EVOO, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Turkish bread, lightly toasted
Sundried Tomato Cream Cheese
- 100g Sundried tomato strips in oil, loosely drained but not dry
- 10-15g Italian herbs, dried
- 250g Block cream cheese
Pickled Onions
- 200g / 1lge Red onion, finely sliced
- 100g Red wine vinegar
- 50g Xylitol
- Salt, to taste
- White pepper, to taste
Caramelised Onion Relish
- 500g onions, finely sliced
- 50g Butter
- 50g EVOO
- 15g Vegetable stock powder
- 25g-50g Xylitol
- 150g-250g Water
Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
- 500g Cherry tomatoes
- 50g EVOO
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Pine Nut Garlic Butter
- 250g Pine nuts, soaked in water overnight, thoroughly drained
- 100g Confit garlic cloves
- EVOO to taste, for desired texture
- Salt, to taste
- White pepper, to taste
Method:
- Prepare toppings ahead of time.
- Layer them on recommended or personal choice of bread.
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 1
- Serve after pan fry and open grill
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 2
- Serve after closed and pan fried both sides.
Cheese and Tomato Toastie No. 3
- Serve open on toast
1 Minute Recipes For Toasties
Sundried Tomato Cream Cheese
- Blitz thoroughly, place in an airtight container
Pickled Onions
- Mix all ingredients except onion in a small bowl until dissolved. Thoroughly immerse onions and set aside until softened. Squeeze onions to drain before use.
Caramelised Onion Relish
- In a medium non-stick fry pan, melt butter and oil and fry onions, xylitol, and stock powder.
- Once onions are starting to stir translucent, add water to hydrate stock and dried ingredients.
- Simmer on low whilst stirring occasionally until almost all liquid has evaporated.
- Season to taste. Allow onion mix to cool completely.
Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
- In a non-stick fry pan over high heat, fry the tomatoes with EVOO, salt and pepper until skin is starting to char.
- Keep moving so tomatoes are heated all the way through, evenly.
- Remove from heat and gently flatten the tomatoes, set aside for use.
Pine Nut Garlic Butter
- In a high speed food processor or blender, blitz pine nuts until smooth and creamy, add confit garlic and blitz until completely incorporated.
- Adjust seasoning and consistency with EVOO, salt and pepper. Keep in an airtight jar for up to a week.
Similar Recipes
Gabby’s Pantry Pasta Soup
Ingredients: 4 Spicy Italian Sausages Packet of Farfalle Pasta 1 Leek 1 Carrot 1 Onion 2 Garlic 2 cups Shredded Cabbage 1 Chopped Silver Beet 1 400gm Tinned Beans 1 tsp Cumin powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1tsp Paprika powder 2 tbsp Tomato Paste Stock of your choice...
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
This recipe is brought to you by our friends at Asian InspirationsIngredients:Serves: 8 Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Main Ingredients: 1 packet rice paper 150g rice vermicelli noodles 1 bunch coriander 1 bunch Thai basil 1 bunch mint 1 bunch garlic chives 1⁄4...
Vegemite and Cheese Scrolls
Ingredients: 2 puff pastry sheets 2 Tbsp vegemite 2 cups cheddar cheese grated Method: Spread vegemite over pastry sheets and top with cheese. Lightly roll each pastry up into a log and cut each log into 8 slices. Place 4 slices (sliced side up) in each Sunbeam Pie...
Laura’s Mum’s Meatball Pasta
Ingredients: Chicken Thigh mince 1 egg Bread soaked in milk Grated parmesan Chopped parsely Spaghetti Breadcrumbs Salt & Pepper Sauce Celery Carrot Onion Olive oil Bay lead 2 tins of whole or chopped tomatoes Method: In a mixing bowl add in your chicken thigh...
Crispy Chilli Oil
Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cinnamon stick 3 star anise 2 tbs schizuan peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1/4 cup crushed red chilli/pepper flakes Method: In a small pot, heat the oil with the all the spices, bar the chilli flakes, on a low to medium heat for about 20...
Mango Ceviche
Ingredients: 500g of kingfish or snapper fillets, skin off Juice from 6 limes 1 ripped mango 1 medium Lebanese cucumber 1/4 red onion Juice from 1 orange 1 jalapeño chilli 1 small yellow capsicum 10 mint leaves Salt and pepper to taste 200g corn tortillas chips...