Best Tomato Concasse Recipes

TOMATO CONCASSE

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and water and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Cut an X in the bottom of each tomato with a knife.
• Place prepared tomatoes in the pot of boiling water and cook until the skins begin to peel off, 10 to 40 seconds.
• Transfer tomatoes to the bowl of ice water and allow to cool for 2 to 3 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel the skin off each tomato.
• Cut each tomato in half crosswise and remove and discard the seeds; finely dice the flesh.

TOMATO CONCASSE

Steps:

• Blanch tomatoes (place in boiling water 30-60 seconds).
• Remove with a slotted spoon and plunge into ice water.
• Peel.
• Cut tomatoes in half, then seed and dice.
• In a small nonstick fry pan sweat (saute-low heat) shallots and garlic without browning.
• Add tomatoes and herbs.
• Season.
• Cover.
• Simmer 20 minutes until soft and all liquid has evaporated.
• Remove garlic and herbs.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Store in a tightly covered glass jar.
• Let cool and refrigerate.
• Keeps up to two weeks.
• Enjoy!

HEIRLOOM TOMATO CONCASSé WITH WILTED SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes with their juices, garlic, salt, vinegar, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and half the basil. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes or longer. Stir, taste, adjust salt and add pepper.
• Meanwhile, wilt chard by blanching in boiling salted water for about a minute or by steaming above 1 inch of boiling water for about 2 to 3 minutes, flipping the bunch top to bottom using tongs halfway through. Transfer to a bowl of cold water, drain and squeeze out excess water, taking up the chard by the handful. Chop coarsely.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chard and heat through, stirring, until coated with oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove to a platter or to plates, spoon on the tomato sauce, sprinkle t remaining basil over the top and serve.

TOMATO CONCASSE RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• In large saucepan bring water to a boil; add tomatoes. Cook 20 to 30 seconds. Remove tomatoes; plunge into ice water. Peel, seed and finely chop tomatoes. In large frying pan heat olive Oil until hot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. Add salt, pepper, bay leaves and chopped tomatoes. Reduce heat io medium: simmer 3 to 5 minutes to blend flavors. Remove bay leaves. 4 cups.

TOMATO BASIL CONCASSE

Steps:

• In a bowl combine well the tomatoes, the oil, the vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste and stir in the basil. The concassé may be make 2 hours in advance and kept overed and chilled.

ASPARAGUS AND FRESH PEA FRITTATA WITH TOMATO-BASIL CONCASSE

Steps:

• Mix all the tomato-basil concasse ingredients together and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Whisk together the eggs, water, cheese, asparagus, peas, parsley and basil until combined and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and cook until the bottom is golden brown and set. Place in the oven and cook until the frittata is cooked through. Serve at room temperature with the Tomato Concasse.

LOLA SHRIMP AND PARMESAN POLENTA GRITS WITH TOMATO BASIL CONCASSE

Steps:

• For the shrimp sauce: Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the onions and turkey bacon for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, clam juice, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning and sugar. Simmer for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt, pepper and the smoked paprika. In a small skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat and saute the shrimp for 1 minute. Transfer the shrimp to the tomato sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.
• For the polenta: Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in the polenta and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream, Parmesan, butter and lemon zest. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve: Divide the polenta between shallow serving bowls and top each with some shrimp and sauce. Garnish with the turkey bacon and parsley.

TOMATENCONCASSE (TOMATO CONCASSE)

Steps:

• Saute the shallots in the olive oil.
• Add the tomatoes, and lightly crushed garlic cloves as well as the stripped thyme leaves and chopped basil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• The juice from the tomatoes should be completely gone by that time and you should be left with a flavourful reduction.
• Allow to cool completely and either use immidiately or freeze for later use.

TOMATO CONCASSE WITH SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and garlic. Bring to a boil, stirring well.
• Reduce heat and simmer until slightly reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk in the butter, if desired, until melted and incorporated.
• Meanwhile, brush roasting pan, or baking sheet with olive oil and arrange salmon fillets on the pan, skin side down.
• Brush fillets with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and the fresh dill.
• Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees; if fillets are thicker than 1" bake for about 12 minutes.
• Serve immediately with some tomato concasse mixture spooned on top of each portion of fish.

TOMATO CONCASSE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, combine all the ingredients. Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. The mixture should not be too dry; add tomato juice, a little at a time, if necessary.

FRIED GREEN TOMATO STACK WITH KENTUCKY TOMME ON A FRESH TOMATO CONCASSE, TOPPED WITH BABY ARUGULA, GARNISHED WITH NASTURTIUM FLOWERS

Steps:

• Tomato Concasse:
• Blanch tomatoes briefly in boiling water to loosen the skins, then peel, seed and juice them. Dice the tomato flesh. Add chives, salt, and white pepper.
• Fried Green Tomatoes:
• Tomatoes that are showing a little pink coloration amid the green, as they just begin to turn red, are thought to have the best flavor. Slice them, skin on, so that you have 3 (1/4-inch) slices from each. Sprinkle the slices with a mixture of kosher salt, sugar, and black pepper.
• For the coating, mix together the best stone-ground white cornmeal you can find (Weisenberger Mills cornmeal is excellent), and flour. Dip the seasoned tomato slices in the cornmeal mixture.
• Film a heavy skillet (in Kentucky, a black cast iron skillet is favored) with a generous amount of bacon fat. (Have more bacon fat ready to add to the skillet if the tomatoes absorb too much. If you've dietary qualms about this, use half bacon fat and half canola oil. For the saute, any kind of fat or oil will do, but the bacon clearly gives the best and most authentic taste.) Heat the oil until fairly hot, but not quite smoking. Fry the coated tomatoes approximately 2 to 3 minutes on each side, being sure not to crowd the skillet. Drain the slices on paper towels, and keep warm in a very low oven.
• To assemble:
• Slice cheese into very thin slices.
• Make sure the fried green tomatoes are still very warm (you may want to slightly increase the oven temperature at the last minute to make sure). On each of 4 warmed plates, spoon out a thin layer of the tomato concasse in a circle that will extend beyond the tomato stack. Place a tomato slice on each plate, and cover (overlapping just a bit) with the thin cheese slices; place another tomato slice on each, and repeat the cheese placement; top each with the remaining slices. Do this as quickly as you can so that the cheese melts just slightly (you may place the plates briefly back in the oven to do this, but guard against the tomato crusts becoming soggy).
• When ready to serve, top each stack with micro-greens (we like baby arugula for this extra taste treat), and garnish the plates with nasturtium flowers, adding the piquant taste of watercress to the dish. (If you don't have nasturtium flowers, you might dot the plate with droplets of reduced balsamic vinegar.) Serve at once.

FILLET OF BEEF WITH TOMATO CONCASSE AND ROASTED GARLIC AND HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Boil a large saucepan of water and prepare a large bowl with ice water for refreshing the tomatoes. Using a paring knife remove the stem and core of the tomatoes by cutting a cone shaped piece out of the stem-end of each tomato. Then score a large X. Place the tomatoes in the boiling water for about 10 seconds then immediately refresh in the ice water bath. Once cool, peel the skin off the tomatoes. Then slice the tomatoes into quarters and using a small paring knife remove juice and seeds. Place onto a paper-towel lined plate and allow to drain. Lay the tomato carcasses flat on a cutting board and dice into 8mm pieces. For butter, place butter, 2 cloves roasted garlic, parsley leaves, rosemary leaves, oregano leaves and Dijon in chopper attachment and process with stick blender until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Place on a small square of cling film and shape into a 10cm log. Roll to enclose butter mixture and shape into a log, twisting ends to secure. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to firm. Remove cling film and thickly slice. Using kitchen string, truss the beef so it maintains its shape during cooking. Season beef with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat, seal steaks on all sides. Cook for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare or until cooked to your liking. Transfer beef to a wire rack to rest for 6 minutes. Remove kitchen string. Meanwhile for the tomato concasse, combine tomatoes and oil in a bowl, season with salt and pepper to taste. Slice beef in half and top with a round of the herb and garlic butter, spoon tomato concasse onto the plate. Dress with rocket leaves, roasted garlic, olive oil and aged balsamic. Place 4 unpeeled garlic cloves in a sheet of foil and drizzle with a little olive oil, wrap to enclose and roast at 180C for 15 minutes or until tender.

SPINACH STUFFED SHELLS WITH TOMATO CONCASSE

Steps:

• For filling: Insert steel knife in food processor. Break bread into pieces and process to fine crumbs, about 40 seconds. Set aside. With machine running, drip garlic through feed tube and mince. Heat olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and cook until golden, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes. Transfer to small dish using slotted spoon. Reduce heat to medium low. Add garlic and green onions to skillet and cook until soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in thawed frozen spinach, vinegar, 1/4 t salt, pepper and nutmeg and cook until hot, about 2 minutes. Using shredding disk, shred Fontina cheese using light pressure. Add cheese, ham, pinenuts and bread crumbs to spinach mixture and mix well. Season to taste with salt. Fill each shell with spinach mixture. For tomato concasse: Core tomatoes, cut in half crosswise and squeeze to seed. Cut into 3/8" dice. Place in 9" square glass baking dish. Mix in 2 T oil, basil, sugar and salt. Spread tomato concasse over bottom of dish; arrange shells over. Brush outsides of shells with remaining 2 T oil. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead; chill. Bring to room temperature.) Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and spoon tomatoes over shells. Bake uncovered 10 minutes. Serve hot.

TOMATO CONCASSE

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and water and set aside.