Pave of Tomato and Cabbage With Basil Broth
- 20 outer leaves of Napa cabbage
- 16 large vine-ripened red tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound dry-aged goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups basil broth (see recipe)
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Remove the stems from the cabbage and plunge them into boiling water for 45 seconds.
- Drain and cool completely under cold water.
- Pat the leaves dry and set aside.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the tomatoes into 1/4-inch slices.
- Lightly oil a baking sheet; put the tomatoes on the sheet and put in the oven for 35 minutes.
- Remove and set aside.
- Increase oven to 350 degrees.
- Use the remaining oil to grease an 8-by-12-inch baking pan; line the pan with foil.
- Line the bottom of the pan with the cabbage leaves.
- Sprinkle a layer of crumbled goat cheese on top of the cabbage.
- Put a layer of tomatoes on the cheese, and repeat with layers of goat cheese and tomatoes until all ingredients are used.
- Top with additional cabbage leaves.
- Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven.
- Put a pan of equal size on top of this pan, bottom side down, weigh it down with several bricks or heavy cans of food and refrigerate for several hours.
- Remove weights and foil and cut the pie into 3-inch diamonds.
- To serve, put 1 diamond in the bottom of each of 4 oven-proof serving dishes and warm in oven.
- Ladle in 1/2 cup of basil broth and serve immediately.
outer, tomatoes, vegetable oil, goat cheese, salt, black pepper, basil broth
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3877 (may not work)