Italian Pico De Gallo recipe
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Italian Pico De Gallo

This recipe was born today from a leftover Italian appetizer that I brought to an Italian dinner/karaoke party. The appetizer plate consisted of Grilled/chilled zucchini slices cut on the diagonal (recipe below) with salt, pepper, jumbo kalamata olives, jumbo green olives stuffed with pimento and Heirloom tomatoes, all sprinkled with olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinegar and basil in a squeezed bottle. I used the uneaten item leftovers. There was just a little bit of each on the plate.

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Servings: 10 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 00 Active Time: 0 : 00

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Ingredients


Preparation

Into the food processor: Zucchini, Green olives, Olives, Tomatoes. Pulse it a few times until you get the consistantsy you want. Put in bowl, add garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper. This is great on crackers. I used a left over potatoe roll that I sliced and toasted, which was perfect, the sweetness of the roll mixed with the tangy veggies?.this was great.

Grilled & Chilled Zucchini Slices (I had these at an elegant baby shower that was catered)

4 Zucchini's washed and sliced in coins on the diagonal

Sea Salt

Pepper

Olive oil

Dried basil

Non-stick stove top grill pan

You need to get your pan really hot, sprinkle a little olive oil, and lay your zucchini down, top with salt and pepper. When they start looking cooked, check?then turn over, you want a black grill mark.

Check for doneness. You will have to do in batches. When they are grilled to perfection, place in a container lined with 2 paper towels, layer your zucchini on paper towels, putting 2 paper towels between each layer, because they will sweat a little in the refer, you want to absorb the water so your zucchini is still a little crunchy and not soggy. To present, lay them down in layers on a pretty plate and top with (I put olive oil, balsamic vinegar and 1 minced garlic in a squeeze bottle) a few sprinkles of your oil, vinegar mix. Crush some dried basil in your hand to release oils, and sprinkly on top. Be sure to sprinkle the oil mix on the veggies when you are ready to serve so as not to make them soggy.


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Heirloom tomatoes from Trader Joes are all different colors, yellow, orange, green, red...thats why this recipe looks like it has a lot more ingredients. You can also use white balsamic vinegar so that it doesnt change the color of all the veggies, the dark balsamic makes it a little dark, but taste wise...i always go for the dark.

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