Wonderful Side Dish Tomatoes with Provençal Herbs and Goat Cheese (Bruccio) Quenelles
Provencal Recipes · Side Dish · TasteThe Provence Gourmet shares this wonderful side dish with tomatoes and fresh herbs. Gilles uses Bruccio, a fresh goat cheese from the lovely island of Corsica. If you cannot find this Corsican delicacy in your local stores, you can substitute with ricotta or other fresh goat cheese. If you are interested in cooking classes and learning some traditional Provencal meals, contact Gilles (Provence Gourmet) to learn about his classes in Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, and the Alpilles.
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Tomatoes with Provençal Herbs and Bruccio quenelles
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe tomatoes ideally at the peak of the season
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 8 oz Bruccio a Corsican goat cheese or replace with Italian ricotta
- 1 small bunch flat-leaf (Italian) parsley washed and finely minced
- 1 small bunch fresh basil washed and finely minced
- 1 small bunch fresh chives washed and finely minced
- 50g (2oz) black olives pitted
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the goat cheese, the minced olives, herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Mix it all together with a fork.
- Rinse the tomatoes and remove the cores cut in slices.
- Arrange the tomatoes slices on a plate and add a little salt, pepper and oil on each one.
- With two tablespoons, take some of the cheese and herb mixture and shape it into quenelles using the two spoons.
- Put one quenelle on each tomato slice.
- Serve right away.
Notes
Additional Tomato Recipes:
Autumn Dinner Party
Since Gilles is a master at creating food pairings and knows his way around the kitchen, we asked if he would put together the menu for a Provencal Autumn Dinner Party.
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