Comments on: Grilled Vegetable Sformato http://leitesculinaria.com/23328/recipes-grilled-vegetable-sformato.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Recipes, Food, and Cooking Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica http://leitesculinaria.com/23328/recipes-grilled-vegetable-sformato.html#comment-2223 Jessica Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:39:51 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/?p=23328#comment-2223 This looks really good! I just got some organic pepper and Himalayan sea salt, and I think I'll try them both out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing! This looks really good! I just got some organic pepper and Himalayan sea salt, and I think I’ll try them both out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Testers Choice http://leitesculinaria.com/23328/recipes-grilled-vegetable-sformato.html#comment-46404 Testers Choice Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:22 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/?p=23328#comment-46404 [Elsa M. Jacobson] This is a recipe that’s an unusual departure for me. It's far more time-consuming and more complicated, with a lot of steps along the way, than much of what I choose to make — and absolutely worth it for the results! To describe this merely as pretty and filling enough to be a main course is a serious understatement: stunning is a much more apt and appropriate description! I had so much faith in this recipe that I made a double batch right from the get-go, figuring that if I was going to all this trouble, I’d best make it worth my while. And it was well worth every minute I put into it! In fact, I put some extra minutes in because I started off by making my own ricotta for the fillings. Though time-consuming, with many steps, the end result, impressive to all (myself included!), was superior. And though I can’t say I will make it regularly, I will keep it top of mind for special occasions, especially as a vegetarian main course option. It is richly satisfying and no one will miss meat with this entrée; it’s a vegetarian dish that will happily satisfy vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Because I made two, we did have some leftovers, and enjoyed them both at room temperature and reheated. As Bell notes, it can be frozen, then thawed and reheated, so this would be another option for creating a super-impressive and show-stopping entrée without a lot of time-consuming last-minute preparation. Though it has many of the same ingredients as other vegetarian stand-bys of the Italian variety, the presentation is not predictable. There are flavors here that are not included in standard lasagnas or eggplant parmesans, such as the pistachios and sun-dried tomatoes in the two fillings, and it is beautiful both as a whole and when cut into individual servings. It presents exceptionally well and impressively on the table and on the plate. It held up well as leftovers and sliced perfectly, both when just made and after sitting for a while. If you feel like making something truly lovely and special, this is an excellent option! Note that I chose the homemade approach wherever possible in this recipe, as I felt the recipe deserved top-notch attention to detail: I roasted the yellow peppers on my grill pan, made my ricotta from scratch, used basil and garlic from our garden, and prepared the breadcrumbs from some stale bread we had at home. In addition to working well as an entrée, this could be served as a substantial appetizer course, either alone or aside a nice green salad or some colorful roasted peppers. [Elsa M. Jacobson] This is a recipe that’s an unusual departure for me. It’s far more time-consuming and more complicated, with a lot of steps along the way, than much of what I choose to make — and absolutely worth it for the results!

To describe this merely as pretty and filling enough to be a main course is a serious understatement: stunning is a much more apt and appropriate description! I had so much faith in this recipe that I made a double batch right from the get-go, figuring that if I was going to all this trouble, I’d best make it worth my while. And it was well worth every minute I put into it! In fact, I put some extra minutes in because I started off by making my own ricotta for the fillings. Though time-consuming, with many steps, the end result, impressive to all (myself included!), was superior. And though I can’t say I will make it regularly, I will keep it top of mind for special occasions, especially as a vegetarian main course option.

It is richly satisfying and no one will miss meat with this entrée; it’s a vegetarian dish that will happily satisfy vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Because I made two, we did have some leftovers, and enjoyed them both at room temperature and reheated. As Bell notes, it can be frozen, then thawed and reheated, so this would be another option for creating a super-impressive and show-stopping entrée without a lot of time-consuming last-minute preparation.

Though it has many of the same ingredients as other vegetarian stand-bys of the Italian variety, the presentation is not predictable. There are flavors here that are not included in standard lasagnas or eggplant parmesans, such as the pistachios and sun-dried tomatoes in the two fillings, and it is beautiful both as a whole and when cut into individual servings. It presents exceptionally well and impressively on the table and on the plate. It held up well as leftovers and sliced perfectly, both when just made and after sitting for a while. If you feel like making something truly lovely and special, this is an excellent option! Note that I chose the homemade approach wherever possible in this recipe, as I felt the recipe deserved top-notch attention to detail: I roasted the yellow peppers on my grill pan, made my ricotta from scratch, used basil and garlic from our garden, and prepared the breadcrumbs from some stale bread we had at home. In addition to working well as an entrée, this could be served as a substantial appetizer course, either alone or aside a nice green salad or some colorful roasted peppers.

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