Tomatoes have always been valued by people as one of the healthiest vegetables on the planet. The Aztecs knew about the usefulness of tomatoes. It is thanks to this people that we got the second name of the vegetable – tomato
. In addition to this name, the word tomato is used. It means golden apple from the Italian language. The fact is that in ancient times tomatoes were more expensive than apples and other fruits and vegetables. The reason for the high price was the useful properties and flavor of tomato.
Let’s tell you how to make a delicious tomato appetizer.
Ingredients for tomato appetizer:
- sweet pepper – 1 pc;
- hot peppers – ½ pcs.;
- garlic – 4 cloves;
- sesame oil – 4 tbsp;
- salt – ½ tsp;
- sugar – 1 tsp;
- mixed peppers – ½ tsp;
- paprika – ½ tsp;
- tomatoes – 500 g;
- dill – a bunch;
- sesame seeds – 1 tbsp.
Preparation of tomato appetizer:
Cut the sweet pepper into large pieces, get rid of the seeds. Cut the hot peppers into smaller pieces, also remove the seeds.
Put the peppers and garlic in a blender and grind to a pulp.
Pour
salt, sugar, mixed peppers, paprika into the mixture and stir.
Pour sesame oil into the mixture and stir.
Remove the stems from the tomatoes and cut into large slices. Chop the dill finely and put it in a deep bowl with the tomatoes. Pour
the tomato porridge into the tomatoes, mix and cover with cling film. Send the tomatoes to the refrigerator for an hour to marinate. In the meantime, toast sesame seeds on a dry pan.
To serve the tomato appetizer, it should be sprinkled with sesame seeds. It turns out to be an interesting slightly spicy dish for the summer table.
