A Valentine’s day dedicated to sweetness and goodness with our delicious canned tomatoes from Europe.
TOKYO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A special dessert for Saint Valentine’s day to amaze who you love: an unusual-sounding Tomato Cheesecake which is also unusually delicious. As tomatoes are botanically a fruit, sometimes they are fun to use for a dessert. And tomatoes – especially canned ones – have a high content of lycopene, a powerful antioxident that increases the level of testosterone and your libido!
Tomato Cheesecake
Cook 2 h 30 minServes 6
For the biscuit (base)120g butter, softened50g basil125g ginger biscuits, crushed into large crumbs
For the filling120g sugar4 egg yolks1 tsp extra virgin olive oil500g buffalo ricotta, stirredpeel of 1 lemona pinch of salt
For the topping175g canned whole peeled tomatoes, smashed with a fork50 ml water1 tbsp of sugarI stalk of celery, finely diced5g salt1 sheet gelatine, soaked in cold water, then squeezed dry
For the tomato jam1 kg canned whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, including the juices300g sugar10g salt20 leaves of basilpeel of 1 lemon
Make the biscuit base: blend the butter and basil, then add the crumbled biscuit. Spread the mixture into the bottom and sides of a cake tin and chill in the refrigerator to solidify.
For the filling, whip the egg yolks with the sugar and olive oil, then whisk in the ricotta.
Preheat the oven to 175°C.
Pour/spoon the filling onto the biscuit base and bake for about 20 minutes. Leave to cool.
For the topping: combine the whole peeled tomatoes, water, sugar and diced celery, cook for 8 minutes, strain then add the gelatine.
Boil for a few minutes until the gelatine melts, and then strain and pour onto the cheesecake. Leave to cool.
For the jam: combine all the ingredients — the canned tomatoes, sugar, salt, basil and lemon peel – in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered until the mixture is thick, for about an hour. Chill until ready to serve.
Serve the cheesecake cut into slices with a spoonful of tomato jam alongside and a chilly glass of champagne.
Enjoy. It’s from Europe.
For more recipes: www.redgoldfromeurope.jp
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