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Elaines Heart-healthy Tomato-pepper Appetizer Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Chefelaine / All my dishes 6 months, 3 weeks ago High in Vitamin C, and a wealth of other vitamins and minerals, this colorful appetizer will gracefully enhance any meal! Prep:10m Servings:2	Chefelaine
	easy delicious colorful healthy

ingredients separate

building the layers.

liquefied ingredient

dressing added

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Ingredients

2 medium-sized, ripe, firm tomatoes

½ green sweet bell pepper

½ yellow sweet bell pepper

½ orange sweet bell pepper

3 shallots

1 ½ tsp dried or 2 ½ tsp fresh Chives

¼ cup carrot shreds

salt & pepper to taste

1/8th tsp ground ginger

2 tbsp Classic Italian salad dressing

1 cup shredded green leaf lettuce

Directions

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Cut the top off both tomatoes

Reserve tops!

Scoop out tomatoes, reserving contents

Shred the lettuce with a plastic knife. (metal or steel rusts the lettuce)

In a mini-processor, finely chop the peppers individually, placing each color into separate dishes

Finely process the shallots, placing into a separate dish

Place tomato contents you scooped out, chives, ginger, and carrot into the mini-processor and liquefy

Plating:

On small salad plates, lay a bed of half the lettuce on each plate

Fill tomatoes with layers of the peppers and shallots

Place tomatoes on the lettuce bases

Add 1 tbsp each of the Italian salad dressing, and replace the tomato tops

Place some peppers around the lettuce bases

Add 4 generous dollops of the liquefied tomato blend around the tomatoes

Refrigerate until serving

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Comments

dooley 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Another great one Chef Elaine, this is really a beautiful dish! My wife will love this one! I hope all is well in your world!! This is a 5! Thanks for another great one in a long line of great ones! Great pics as well! Dooley

gapeach55 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Sounds delish Chef! Hard to beat a good garden fresh tomato.

momo_55grandma 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
WOw Chef great recipe thanks bunches high5

momo_55grandma 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow Chef love this one high5 post and more

juels 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Great presentation, Chef! Looks unique and healthy! Thanks for another wonderful recipe!

chefperiwinkle 6 months, 1 week ago said:
Very healthy, and flagged as beautiful, Chef Elaine.

Chef P

cuzpat 2 months, 1 week ago said:
How i miss this one! very good! a high 5

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