Warm Roasted Tomato Salad

Ingredients

1 medium red or yellow onion
1/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Variety of small tomatoes
2 large tomatoes cut into thick slices
6-7 oz feta cheese cut into 3/4" thick slices
leaves Fresh basil
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tsp Salt for finishing

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C). Cut onion into thin wedges. Place in roasting pan& drizzle with olive oil. Roast in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.
Place feta slices into roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil. Scatter any feta crumbles around the pan. Place a large tomato slice over most of the rounds of feta.
Scatter smaller tomatoes around the pan. Give one final drizzle of olive oil over tomatoes and a bit of freshly ground pepper. Return to the oven and roast another 35-45 minutes.
Meanwhile, add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and then lower the heat and simmer until reduced by half. Set aside. Allow to cool 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves, a bit of salt and drizzle with the reduced balsamic vinegar. Serve warm.

Recipe and Photo Credit: www.seasonsandsuppers.ca

Pan Seared Pork Blade Steaks

Ingredients

4 pork blade steaks about 1 to ½ -inches thick
2 tablespoon roughly chopped garlic
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons chopped thyme
2 teaspoons chopped parsley
½ teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
5 thyme sprigs
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

In a bowl combine garlic, 2 tablespoon olive oil, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Rub the herb paste evenly over both sides of the pork steaks. Marinate at room temperature for 60 minutes, or refrigerate if marinating the pork for over an hour. Better marinated for longer.
Scrape off the chopped garlic off of the pork so it does not burn in the pan.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Add 2 tablespoon olive oil to the pan, once hot add the pork steaks.
Lightly press the pork steaks down into the pan to get a nice sear, cook 1 minute.
Flip and sear the other side, 1 minute.
Cook the sides of the pork steaks to render the fat, 1 minute.
Turn heat down to medium, cook the pork steaks until the internal temperature reaches 135ºF, 4 to 6 minutes depending on the thickness of the steaks, flip every minute for even cooking.
Turn off the heat and add the thyme springs and butter to the pan.
Once the butter is melted tilt the pan and pour the butter over the top of the pork steaks several times to baste.
Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving with your favourite carb and warm tomato salad which goes perfectly with this dish.

Recipe and Photo Credit: therecipecritic.com

Warm Roasted Tomato Salad & Pan Seared Pork Blade Steaks