Iberian Ham With Tomato Relish Recipes

SPANISH HAM WITH CRUSTY BREAD & CHOPPED TOMATO

Steps:

• Sit a box grater on a plate and grate the tomatoes, leaving behind the skin. Drain the pulp in a small sieve, then mix the pulp with 2 tbsp of olive oil and season.
• Brush the bread with oil and toast or griddle until golden. Rub one side with the cut side of the garlic. Just before serving, spoon some of the tomato onto each slice. Finish with a piece of ham, push in a cocktail stick and sprinkle over black pepper.

GRILLED AND SMOKED TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Place smoking chips in a stovetop smoker. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 7 minutes. Chop into small dice and mix in bowl with remaining ingredients and season to taste.

PAN SEARED MAHIMAHI WITH POBLANO MASH AND TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Season both sides of fish. Heat a large saute pan, and then add the olive oil. When oil is hot, add mahimahi pieces, skin side down. After 3 minutes, turn strips over and cook for another 3 minutes. Place fish over the Poblano Mashed Potatoes and spoon Tomato-Cumin Relish on top to plate.
• Boil potatoes until tender. Rice potatoes and then, with a whisk, incorporate milk and butter. Puree poblano, scallions, cilantro, parsley, spinach and lime juice in a blender. Add mixture to potatoes and combine. Season to taste.
• Combine tomatoes, onion, and scallions. Coat with olive oil. Add cumin. Season, to taste.

LOMI TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.

JAN'S COWBOY STEAK WITH TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• For the spice mix: Mix the ingredients for the spice mix together.
• For the steak: Remove the steak from refrigeration 1 hour before cooking to allow steak to come to room temperature. Rub the steak with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then rub the spice mix on to the steak. Set aside.
• For the tomato relish: Remove stems from tomatoes and cut the larger ones in half. In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, jalapeno, shallots, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, parsley, cilantro and salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a large cast iron skillet or saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. When smoking hot sear the steak on all sides and place in the preheated oven. Allow the steak to roast until its internal temperature is 100 to 105 degrees F on a meat thermometer. Remove it from the oven and place steak on a cooling rack. Allow the steak to rest on the rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove the steak to a cutting board and slice 4 to 5 slices out of the eye of the steak, leaving some meat on the bone. Spoon the tomato relish over the top of the steak where the bone meets the slices.
• This dish is great with medium to heavy red wine or with a medium to intense beer.

CORN-TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Mix 2 chopped green tomatoes, 1/2 cup each cooked corn, chopped onion and chopped seeded cucumber, and 2 tablespoons each chopped parsley, yellow mustard and cider vinegar.