Eggs in Tomatoes

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Feature Ingredient: Salami

A type of cured meat originating from Southern Europe, salami is an interesting variation of the typical sausage. It is a meat capable of being stored for over a month after being cut, very rare for a meat product I'd say; this characteristic is a result of being completely dried in the curing process. Generally, salami is made out of various types of meats and spices, which are fermented before being stuffed into a casing to be cured. It is a popular in European cuisine and also popular all over the world on cheese platters. Today, the salami will be added as a substitute to salt in the eggs in tomatoes recipe I modified, originally from the recipe book "A Year Full Of Recipes", with ISB number 978-1-4454-8968-1, if anyone is interested. 

Recipe: Eggs in Tomatoes

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 small tomatoes, seeds removed

1 medium egg

1 tsp dried oregano, chopped

1 tsp parmesan, grated

2 slices of bread

1 tbsp butter

20g salami, diced

Pepper

Method:

1. Cut a slice from the top of each tomato and remove the seeds and pulp. 
2. Break an egg into a bowl and spoon equal amounts into each tomato, add the diced salami and sprinkle with oregano, pepper and parmesan. 
3. Grill for 10-15 minutes or until the eggs are set or to your preference. 
4. Meanwhile, spread the butter onto both sides of each slice of bread, then season with oregano and salt and pepper. Place onto the same grill for 5-10 minutes or until golden. Grill any remaining salami as well.
5. Assemble by putting each tomato on a slice of toast.

Here's what I did:

All the ingredients needed to make this simple dish.

Remove the insides of the tomato with a spoon and knife.

Crack the egg into a bowl for easy distribution into the tomatoes.

Season the tomatoes well - and don't forget to add the salami pieces!

Cover the bread in butter and oregano.

Grill altogether!

Assemble onto the toast - alternatively you could have a smaller piece of toast or a larger tomato.

 The tomatoes can also be served in small serving dishes as an appetiser. 

Ratings/Comments:

Price: 1/5

Difficulty: 2/5

Taste: 4/5

Overall: 5/5

(1 being low - 5 being high)

Despite being a very simple and rather easy dish, it sure is tasty! It would be suitable as an appetiser and also as a breakfast meal! I'd suggest cutting out the toast if you are serving as an appetiser as it can be a bit too heavy - perhaps just a few croutons or even small breadsticks on the side if you really want that crunchy texture. The salami worked well in this dish and added a great salty flavour and crunch to the otherwise soft tomatoes and eggs, other variations could be using smaller cherry tomatoes and using quail eggs? That could be an even smaller appetiser yet would have the same effect; the colours aren't something you want to substitute - the red tomato looks great with grill marks (at least to me!) Until next time!

- C