Green Tomato Tapenade over Rice

With the longer summer we had this year, my cherry tomato plants decided to try and grow again but it ended up getting too cold and I needed to harvest the tomatoes before they were ready. So what do you do with a bunch of tomatoes that are too young to ripen? That's what I was wonder too so I started looking it up. A lot of the recipes were for soups but I wanted to do something a little different so I did what I always do; I made it up! This is my Asian Inspired Green Tomato Tapenade over Rice.

Ingredients:
2 - Cups of Green Cherry / Grape Tomatoes
1/4 - Cup of Chopped Red Onion
2 - Cloves of Diced Garlic
1 - Tsp Dried Basil
1 - Tsp Grand Masala
1 - Tsp Paprika
1/4 - Tsp Salt
1/4 - Tsp Pepper
2 - Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 - Tbsp Olive Oil

Directions:
Rise the Tomatoes.

Cut the small tomatoes in half and the larger ones into quarters.

Start by adding the and Olive oil to a sauce pan over medium heat.

Add the Onion and Garlic.

Fry for a couple minutes.

Add Basil, Grand Marsala, Paprika Salt and Pepper.

Mix everything together and then add the Soy Sauce and mix some more. Reduce heat to low and simmer for a couple of more minutes to let the flavors combined.

Serve over warm rice.

Tamarind Lime Tenderloin with Black Wild Rice

Last weekend we were on our way out to Fergus Ontario Canada to visit some friends when we spotted this local antique store with a bulk supply store next to it. While the girls went into the antique side, I went into the bulk store and found this amazing looking Black Wild Rice. I have never had black wild rice so I picked some up; but I needed something to pair with it... That's when I found Beef Tenderloin on sale and I picked it up! Because the kids don't always like "new" things I ended up cooking up some Uncle Ben's Spanish Style Rice and Green beans (as shown in the phone below).

Ingredients:

12 - oz of Tenderloin (or Steak)

1 - Tbsp Tamarind Sauce

1 - Tsp Soya Sauce

1 - Tsp Worcestershire Sauce

1 - Tsp Lime Juice

1 - Tbsp Sesame Seeds

1 - Cup of wild rice

Directions:

Cut the Tenderloin (Steak) into small pieces and place into a large plastic bag.

Add the sauces and sesame seeds into the bag and squish everything around. At this point you can refrigerate it for a couple of hours if you aren't planning on cooking right away.

The rice will take a lot longer than the meat so put the rices on 35 - 40 minutes before putting the meat on.

Cook the rice for 40 - 45 minutes.

Skewer and cook the meat on the BBQ until done. 6 - 8 minutes.

Let the meat sit for a couple of minutes.

Plate and Serve!