Fried Tomatoes With Garlic

Submitted by FDADELKARIM

"This tomato appetizer is great scooped onto Arabic bread. (The recipe originates from Jordan & Palestine.)"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 small hot pepper, very finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large firm tomatoes, thickly sliced

directions

1. Thoroughly mix the garlic with the pepper, salt, and hot pepper; then stir in the parsley and set aside.
2. Heat half the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the slices from 1 tomato to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Turn over and sprinkle the slices with the garlic mixture.
3. Continue to cook for another minute, shaking the pan occasionally; then turn the slices over again and cook until they are done, but not mushy.
4. Slide the tomato slices onto a plate then repeat with the rest of the oil & tomato slices. Serve immediately after cooking.
5. Note: Do not try to cook more than two servings at a time or the tomatoes will end up overcooked.

Reviews

[littlemafia]

This was perfect for a light dinner! Served it with pita, but it would have been great with Iranian barbari(like Turkish bread).I'll make this again.

 

[mightyro_cooking4u]

I enjoyed this tomato dish very much. The garlic mixturewas very good on the tomato slices. I only used 1 tomato since I was doing it for 1, but used the whole amount of seasoning. I will make this again. Made for I Recommend and Slides into Sides.

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

We enjoyed these, although an unexpected visitor meant that I was distracted from cooking and they were overcooked, a bit soft. Exactly what I didn't want to do! They still tasted great though, and this is an easy and very nice way to do tomatoes, so I shall make them again, and aim for a firmer result next time! (And a better photo!) I can imagine they'd be good on bread, but I used them as a side dish. Thanks, Nasseh, made for PAC Fall 09

 

[Shuzbud]

Thank you for a lovely change from a plain tomato salad! The garlic flavour is very effective here, although for the second round of tomato slices, I added the garlic mix to the oil rather than on top of the slices- just to spread the flavour more evenly. Thanks for a lovely recipe! Made for Please Review My Recipe.