The ULTIMATE Pure Flavor® Sandwich

In honor of National Sandwich Day, we created the best vegetarian sandwich you will EVER try!  It is filled with a wide variety of our flavorful produce and a few extras.  Give it a go, and let us know what you think!

Ingredients

• 1 3pk Aurora Sweets™ – long, sweet peppers, seeded and sliced in half
• 2 Pure Flavor® Baby Eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 Pure Flavor® Heirloom Tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 Pure Flavor® English Cucumber, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 Boston Green Living Lettuce™, leaves peeled
• 2 portobello mushrooms
• 2 green zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 red onion, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp. basil, chopped
• 1 tbsp. parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp. chives, chopped
• 2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 loaf ciabatta bread, sliced
• olive oil
• balsamic glaze

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450F.
• Mix basil, parsley and chives with ricotta cheese and set aside.
• Arrange sliced Aurora Sweets™, Pure Flavor® Baby Eggplants, portobello mushrooms, green zucchini and red onion on a baking tray. Sprinkle vegetables with dried oregano and minced garlic, then drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until soft.  Remove from oven.
• Drizzle olive oil on ciabatta bread slices and toast in oven till edges are browned.
• Spread herbed ricotta cheese on bread slices. Top bottom slices with layers of roasted vegetables.  Top roasted vegetables with sliced Pure Flavor® Heirloom Tomato and Pure Flavor® English Cucumber.  Drizzle with balsamic glaze, then top with Boston Green Living Lettuce™.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Pure Flavor® Tomato Pizza

Ingredients:

• 2 Pure Flavor® Tomatoes on-the-vine, thinly sliced
• 5 slices of cooked bacon, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped
• 200 g mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 8 tbsp. tomato sauce
• 1 store-made pizza crust
• 3 tbsp. extra virgin Olive oil
• Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly oil a 10-inch pizza pan. Lightly grease pizza pan or parchment paper. Place pizza crust on pan.
• Brush remaining olive oil on pizza crust. Evenly sprinkle half the cheese to the crust. Evenly spread tomato sauce on top.
• Add Pure Flavor® Tomatoes on-the-vine, bacon, oregano, cheese on top.
• Bake on lowest rack of oven until crust bottom and edges are browned, about 15 minutes.

YIELD: 1 pizza (10 inches)

Tips: For crispier tomato, soak sliced tomatoes with paper tower and use high broil option for the last 3 minutes of the baking.

Marzanito™ Style Bruschetta

Ingredients:

• 1 10oz bag of Marzanito™ mini san marzano style tomatoes, quartered long
• 3 large clove of garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2-3 sprigs of fresh basil, leaves divided
• 8 oz of fresh mozzarella cheese, crumbled
• 1 medium baguette, halved long
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

• Combine garlic, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and coat evenly.
• Spread seasoned tomatoes onto bread halves. Garnish with fresh basil and mozzarella­­.

Sprig of Spring Salad

Ingredients

• 1 Pure Flavor® English Cucumber, evenly sliced
• 1 Pure Flavor® Beefsteak Tomato, chopped into even wedges
• 1 stalk of green onion, chopped
• 3 fresh sprigs of cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

• Combine cucumber slices, tomato wedges, green onion and cilantro and toss with vinegar and oil.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Tips

• Garnish with fresh sprig of mint leaves

Melt your heart away Valentine’s Meal

Are you still unsure of what to do for that that special someone? Try this easy, simple and healthy recipe!

Ingredients:

• 1 Poco Bites™ cocktail cucumber, sliced
• 1 Pure Flavor^® Tomato on the vine, sliced
• 4 slices bread, toasted
• 4 slices Gouda cheese
• 4 slices smoked turkey deli meat

Directions:

• Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut bread, cheese and turkey into hearts.
• Stack as desired.

Tip: Tomato Rose as Garnish (click for tutorial)

Pure Flavor® Classic B.L.T

Ingredients:

• 1 Pure Flavor^® Beefsteak Slicer Tomato, sliced
• 2 slices Italian bread, toasted
• 1 tsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 greenhouse grown Boston lettuce leaves
• 3 slices thickly cut smoked maple bacon, cooked
• 2 tbsp olive oil based mayonnaise
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

 Directions:

• Spread butter on the front of the first slice of toast.
• Place a slice of lettuce on top, along with tomato.
• Top with bacon and another piece of lettuce on top.
• Spread mayonnaise on second slice of toast.
• Place second piece of toast with mayonnaise side down to form a sandwich and cut diagonally.

Tip: For spicy flavor, add chipotle to mayonnaise.

Pure Flavor® Ratatouille

Ingredients

• 2 Pure Flavor® Baby Eggplants
• 2 Pure Flavor® Roma Tomatoes
• 2 Pure Flavor® Aurora Sweets™
• 1 zucchini
• ½ large onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1 tsp. oregano, dried
• 1 tsp. basil, dried
• ½ tsp. parsley, dried
• ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 
2. In a large bowl, mix together tomato paste, garlic, onions, crushed pepper flakes, oregano, basil and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread sauce over bottom of oval oven safe dish evenly.
3. Remove ends from eggplants, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes. Using a mandolin, slice thin even slices horizontally.
4. Arrange slices of vegetables in desired pattern starting on outer edge of dish overlapping so that 1/3 of each vegetable slice is visible. 
5. With remaining tablespoon of olive oil, drizzle overtop vegetables. Season atop with parsley and fresh thyme by running fingertips down stem. Season with salt and pepper as well to taste.
6. Cover dish with piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil and bake for 45-50 minutes. Vegetables should still have structure and sauce should be bubbling up. Remove from oven and serve as desired.

Tips

• There may be sauce and vegetable slices leftover, use in another dish
• Cut eggplants last to limit browning

Pure Flavor® Refreshing Mini Cucumber and Honeydew Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 medium honeydew melon, seeded and chopped into bite-size pieces
• 8 Pure Flavor Gourmet Baby Mini Cucumbers, sliced horizontally into bite-size pieces
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. fresh dill weed, chopped
• 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. honey
• ¼ tsp. sea salt
• 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

For dressing

• Whisk together lemon juice and olive oil until well blended. Mix in honey, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and whisk until blended.

For salad

• Combine melon, cucumbers, onions and dill in a large bowl. Pour dressing over top and toss to mix.
• Cover and chill up to 8 hours. Top with feta before serving.

Pure Flavor ® – Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Aurora Bites®

 

Ingredients:

• 8 – mini aurora peppers
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1/2 small red onion
• 1/2 cup chickpeas (cooked and drained of liquid)
• 2 than chopped parsley
• 1 tspn cinnamon
• 1 tspn ground cumin
• 1 tspn paprika
• 1 tspn harissa
• Salt & pepper
• 2 L water
• 2 tbsn olive oil

Directions:

• Bring water to boil, cook quinoa for about 12 min, drain and rinse with cold water, set aside
• finely dice onion, 2 peppers & chickpeas
• heat frying pan and then add olive oil, and spices, letting toast for about 45 sec to a min (on Med heat so spices do not burn)
• add in the vegetables, and let cook for about 2-3 min
• add in quinoa, along with tspn each salt & pepper, cook for 2 min and remove from heat
• cut remaining peppers in half, removing the innards carefully to maintain the shape of the pepper
• -add filling to each pepper, then place in shallow baking dish, add 1/2 cup of water, and bake, uncovered for about 12-15 min in a preheated 400 oven.
• Remove, garnish with parsley, and serve over extra filling if desired

Pure Flavor ® – Baked Parmesan Tomatoes

 

Ingredients:

• 2 Pure Flavor ®Beefsteak Slicer Tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tbsp, extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ cup soft bread crumbs
• ¼ cup grated parmesan
• 4 fresh basil sprigs, chopped
• ½ small white onion, chopped
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

• Remove calyx and wash tomatoes. Cut tomatoes in half. Remove and discard the seeds and juice. Be careful not to go through the tomato skin
• Place the tomatoes cut side down, set aside to dry
• In a small skillet, sauté garlic and onion in oil for 1 minute. Add bread crumbs, cook and stir until lightly browned. Remove from the heat.
• Place dried tomatoes cut side up in a deep baking dish. Add bread crumb mixture, salt and pepper into tomatoes evenly. Sprinkle with basil and parmesan cheese. Bake at 325° for 15 – 20 minutes or until tomatoes are slightly softened.