Tomato Steak with Baked Goat Cheese and Herb Salad

Name: Tomato Steak with Baked Goat Cheese and Herb Salad
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices thick, ripe beefsteak tomato slices; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 27 milliliters fine dried bread crumbs; 120 grams lightly packed mixed tender fresh herb leaves such as basil, chervil, tarragon, Italian flat-leaf parsley, chives (1-inch lengths), or young cress; 1 large egg; 4 rounds fresh goat cheese, about 2 ounces each; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the salad; 4 servings Red wine vinegar; 4 servings Gray salt

The recipe Tomato Steak with Baked Goat Cheese and Herb Salad can be made in roughly 27 minutes. One serving contains 121 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat. For $1.43 per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 4. A mixture of egg, rounds goat cheese, young cress, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It is perfect for valentin day. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Herb Goat Cheese and Tomato Cups, Fresh Tomato and Goat Cheese Strata with Herb Oil, and Avocado-Herb Salad with Goat Cheese.

Instructions

In a small, shallow bowl, mix the bread crumbs with salt and pepper, to taste. In another small, shallow bowl, beat the egg just until blended. Dip each goat cheese round in the egg, and then in bread crumbs, patting the crumbs in place. Cover and refrigerate the coated cheese rounds for about 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Goat Cheese

Cheese

Dip

Egg

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Bowl

Center the tomato slices on 4 salad plates and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Slices

Heat a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat and pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is almost smoking, add the cheese rounds. Cook until lightly browned, about 45 seconds. Turn them over and cook on the other side until the cheese just feels quivery, about 45 seconds longer, depending on the thickness of the rounds.

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Olive Oil

Cheese

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Place a cheese round on each tomato slice.

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Cheese

Tomato

In a bowl, toss the herbs with a light drizzle of olive oil, a splash of red wine vinegar, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mound the herbs on top of the cheese, dividing them evenly.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Cheese

Herbs

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Serve immediately.

Michael's Notes: This salad looks best when the tomato slice and the goat cheese slice are about the same size. So if you can only find goat cheese in small logs, you may want to serve 2 goat cheese rounds to each diner and perch them on slices of smaller tomatoes.

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Goat Cheese

Tomato

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