It is hard to believe, however, that in ancient times the tomato was considered an exotic vegetable. It was brought to Europe by the discoverers of new lands in the 17th century.
After a short period of time, tomatoes began
to be eaten.
Cooks began to invent new dishes related to tomato. The vegetable was salted, dried, fried and boiled.
Thus, many countries have their own ways of cooking tomatoes
.
For example, this is
how the
recipe for tomato paste originated.
We will tell you how you can make a delicious appetizer from tomatoes.
Ingredients for tomato appetizer:
- Tomatoes – 500 g;
- Onions – pcs;
- Garlic – 2 cloves;
- Dill – bundle;
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp;
- Vinegar 9% – tbsp;
- Sugar – tsp;
- Salt – ½ tsp;
- Black pepper – ⅓ tsp.
Preparation of tomato appetizer:
Tomatoes and onions should be sliced into thin half rings. Press garlic with a knife and finely chop, as well as dill.
In a deep container put several layers, alternate tomatoes, onions and garlic and dill mixture. Separately mix vegetable oil with vinegar, sugar, salt and ground black pepper.
Pour this dressing over the layers of tomatoes and onions
.
Cover the container with food film and send it to the refrigerator for 40 minutes.
As a result, you get an excellent appetizer of pickled tomatoes with onions.
This dish goes well with shashlik and other meat dishes.
