Grilled Beefsteak Tomatoes, a vegan dish.

A delicious and easy-to-make side dish that speaks of the beautiful season, summer evenings, when you come home and find a side dish waiting for you, then you add any main course and you have a dish that makes a great impression.

The Beefsteak Tomato is rich in vitamin C and carotene, low in calories, and has diuretic and laxative properties.

This tomato contains lycopene, which has anti-cancer properties, and is endowed with beneficial micronutrients: copper, manganese, zinc, and potassium, as well as calcium, phosphorus, and ascorbic acid.
Its name derives from its slightly irregular and ribbed shape, for which it was considered an “ugly vegetable,” a notion that has been widely surpassed due to its goodness.

Thought for you:

Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 30 Minutes
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Grill, Gas Barbecue
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

257.08 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 257.08 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 41.38 (g) of which sugars 8.57 (g)
Proteins 3.43 (g)
Fat 9.49 (g) of which saturated 1.38 (g)of which unsaturated 0.06 (g)
Fibers 6.46 (g)
Sodium 209.67 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

Let’s do the shopping

28 oz beefsteak tomatoes
1 bunch chopped parsley
10 leaves basil
2 sprigs oregano
1 spring onion
1 clove garlic
2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
to taste salt
to taste pepper

Tools

What we need

1 Knife
1 Cutting board
1 Grill cast iron

Steps

Let’s prepare

Grilled Beefsteak Tomatoes are prepared in a few steps:
The two most important things are: to make the right cut and a nice hot grill, preferably cast iron or, for those who can, directly on the charcoal grill.
Let’s get to the cut, after washing the tomatoes,
Remove the stem and make slices 1/2 inch thick.
Sprinkle a bit of salt on them to remove some of the vegetable water
Finely chop the parsley, spring onion, 1 clove of garlic, basil, and fresh oregano with a knife. Chop them as finely as possible, then transfer them to a small bowl and add extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper, whisk this dressing with a fork and set aside.
Now heat a cast-iron grill well, or if preferred, cook them on the charcoal grate.
When everything is well heated, only then start grilling the beefsteak tomato slices, and cook them for 3 minutes on each side.
Use a non-stick spatula to turn them.
As you grill them, place them on a serving plate and with a teaspoon, pour a bit of herb sauce on top.
Continue to cook all the tomato slices.
Now that you have finished grilling, let them cool before serving. Actually, the colder, the better.
Grilled Beefsteak Tomatoes are ready to accompany your dishes.