Best Tomato Basil Granita Recipes

ROASTED TOMATO BASIL SOUP

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Serve Ina Garten's Roasted Tomato Basil Soup recipe, made with canned and fresh plum tomatoes, for an elegant starter from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories appetizer

Time 1h50m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 (28-ounce) canned plum tomatoes, with their juice
4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 quart chicken stock or water

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss together the tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in 1 layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.
In an 8-quart stockpot over medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the butter, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade. Taste for seasonings. Serve hot or cold.

TOMATO GRANITA

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Warning Only make this during the heat of summer when the tomatoes are like sweet, dripping, juicy manna from the heavens. It is lovely on its own, or scooped onto an herb salad of chives, fresh basil and tarragon. Use it as "dressing" for a grilled chicken salad, or shrimp cocktail.

Provided by TooAllergic

Categories Vegetable

Time 4h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

7 tomatoes (seeded, skins removed)
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
salt
white pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground celery seed

Steps:

Simmer the water and dissolve the sugar to form a simple syrup. Pour over the tomatoes and let cool.
Using a blender, puree the tomatoes, syrup and remaining ingredients until perfectly smooth. Taste for seasoning. Remember: The flavors will be slightly muted when this is chilled.
Place in your icecream maker and follow manufacturers instructions OR.
Pour into a non-reactive, freezer-safe dish and place in the freezer. Stir this mixture every hour until firm. The texture will depend on the tomatoes. Higher sugar content produces softer granita and less produces harder-icier granita.
Pull out of the freezer a few minutes before serving, to soften. Shave the granita ice with a fork or icecream scoop.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.2, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 43.5, Carbohydrate 18.6, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 15.4, Protein 1.8

TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA

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Here's a formula for effortless summer food: the freshest ingredients plus a cook's restraint. Take this pasta. Just tear some bright-red tomatoes with your hands, pluck a little basil, and toss with seasoned pasta and dollops of creamy cheese. Crack black pepper on top, and dinner is ready.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 thinly sliced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more for sprinkling
1 pound cooked and drained short pasta (such as campanelle)
4 medium tomatoes
1 pound burrata or mozzarella cheese
Small basil leaves

Steps:

Combine olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Toss in cooked and drained pasta. Tear tomatoes and cheese; scatter over pasta. Garnish with basil leaves, and sprinkle with pepper.

10-MINUTE TOMATO BASIL SALAD

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Perfect for summer, delightfully delicious!

Provided by nshawger

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 large tomato, cut into wedges
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ teaspoons red wine vinegar, or to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine tomato, basil, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; toss until tomato wedges are evenly coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 9.2 mg, Sugar 4.8 g

SHERRY TOMATO GRANITA

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Think of this marvelous first course as a savory sundae, with a pretty salad of crunchy julienned vegetables topping the icy granita. Cream Sherry adds a sweet base note to the granita, while the sharpness of Sherry vinegar accentuates the tomatoes' acidity.

Provided by Paul Grimes

Yield Makes 6 to 8 (light first course) servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound beefsteak tomatoes, cut into 2-inch wedges
1/2 cup cream Sherry
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon Sherry vinegar, divided
2 celery ribs
1/2 seedless cucumber
2 large radishes
1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Blend together tomatoes, Sherry, sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids.
Pour tomato mixture into an 8- to 9-inch nonreactive baking dish and freeze until partially frozen, about 1 hour. Scrape and stir with a fork, crushing any lumps. Continue to freeze, scraping once or twice, until evenly frozen, about 2 hours more.
Cut celery, cucumber, and radishes into fine julienne strips, then toss in a bowl with oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
Serve granita with vegetable julienne.