ROASTED MAPO TOMATOES

Written By Cristina | Food Educator

The perfect summer dish.

This tomato dish is truly a celebration of summer produce. These tomatoes, juicy, blistered and caramelised are smothered in a Mapo inspired dressing. Mapo is numbingly spicy and ruby red in colour, but instead of overpowering the tomatoes, it makes it shine in all its glory.

Ingredients

2 punnets of Small Truss Tomatoes

2 Cloves of garlic

1 thumb of ginger

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp sesame oil

2 tsp Black Vinegar

2 tsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp Chilli Oil

1 Tbsp Chilli Bean Paste (Ladoubanjiang)

1/4 tsp sugar

1 Tbsp Rice wine veingar

300g Labneh

Garnish: chopped coriander, fried shallots, toasted sesame seeds and extra chilli oil

Method

  1. Mince garlic and onion. Mix with

Cristina | Food Educator

Cristina is a qualified Melbourne-based teacher. Her academic background is in Food Nutrition and Health and she is passionate about getting people excited about food and cooking. You’ll find her recipes range from quick and easy, to ones that tug at your heart strings. And there are plenty of tips and tricks for any still level.

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