Green Tomatoes on the Grill
These green tomatoes on the grill are probably the easiest way of putting those end-of-summer green tomatoes to use.
Servings: 2 -4
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
Grilled green tomatoes:
- 1 lb green tomatoes about 3-4 medium, 450 g
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes more or less to taste
- fresh basil leaves
- fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sauce:
- ½ small red onion
- 1 cup Greek yogurt 9 oz/ 250 g
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1-2 teaspoons runny honey to taste (See note)
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Grilled green tomatoes:
- Prepare green tomatoes: Wash and dry the tomatoes. Cut a thin slice at the top and the lower part of each tomato so that you will not have any rounded slices. Slice the tomatoes, about 0.25 cm/ ¼ inch thick. 3-4 tomatoes
- Dressing: Combine the olive oil, grated garlic cloves, chili flakes, and salt and pepper in a bowl.2 tablespoon oil + 2 garlic cloves + ¼ chili flakes + salt and pepper
- Marinate tomatoes (optional): Add the tomato slices and stir well to coat. If you have the time, you can marinate the tomatoes for 15 to 30 minutes, but it is not mandatory.
- Heat a grill pan on medium heat. Add the tomato slices to the pan. If there is some leftover marinade in the bowl, reserve it.
- Grill the tomatoes for about 3 minutes on one side. Flip using tongs and grill for a further 2-3 minutes on the other side. They should have nice char marks and become softer, but not be too soft or mushy. They should still hold their shape.
- Place the grilled tomatoes on a serving plate and pour the reserved marinade on top.
Sauce:
- Make the sauce: Finely chop the red onion. Place it in a small bowl. Add the Greek yogurt, mustard, 1 teaspoon of honey, vinegar, paprika powder, salt and pepper, and most of the chives. Stir well.½ small onion + 1 cup/ 250 g yogurt + 1 teaspoon honey + 1 tablespoon vinegar + ¼ paprika + salt + pepper + 1 ½ teaspoon chives
- Adjust the taste with more honey if necessary. Sprinkle the remaining chives on top. rest chives
- Serve the grilled green tomatoes with the yogurt sauce and some fresh basil leaves.
Notes
Start with 1 teaspoon and add more if necessary.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 of the dish | Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 337mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g