- Hey, everyone.
Today we're making this delicious
cherry tomato and hummus toast with pesto.
And I think you're really going to love it.
This is a wine pairing recipe.
And I'm going to get to all that,
but I also have some great storage tips for you.
So be sure to stay tuned to the end
'cause I'm going to share those along the way.
So let's get started.
So the first thing we have is our cherry tomatoes.
We're going to add those to our cast iron skillet
with a little bit of olive oil.
And we're going to sear those cherry tomatoes
over a medium heat until they're just nice and charred.
And speaking of which, here's your first storage tip.
So cherry tomatoes, boom.
Cherry tomatoes, like most tomatoes,
are best stored outside of the refrigerator.
You want to store them in a cool place, not in direct light.
They'll keep for about 10 days stored that way.
If for some reason the temperature at your house
doesn't work for that and you have to put them
in the fridge, I recommend enjoying cherry tomatoes
within three days if you are refrigerating them,
because the texture will change past that three day mark.
So that's how you store cherry tomatoes.
So I want to let you guys know this recipe
is brought to you by SIP Certified.
So pretty much if you're drinking
sustainable California wines,
SIP Certified is a big part of that.
I recommend checking out their website
that you can find all the great wineries in California
that have wonderful sustainable wines to choose from,
like this one here that we're enjoying with the toast.
And I want to know what your favorite wines are.
So drop a comment down below
and tell me what you love to drink.
Okay, so the next thing you want to do is toast your bread.
I recommend a nice hearty nutty bread
that's filled with seeds.
It just goes really, really well with this recipe,
with the charred tomatoes, with the hummus,
and the wine that we're using,
'cause we're using a Syrah.
And I'm going to talk to you
about how to properly freeze bread
in a really convenient way.
So if you don't go through bread fast enough, like I do,
you can freeze it in a way that makes it really easy
just to pop off a slice or two.
'Cause once you put in the freezer,
that loaf's going to stick together.
So what you want to do is lay the bread down flat
so the slices have less contact.
Then wrap that in tinfoil, pop it in the freezer.
It makes it really easy
just to pop off a slice as you need it.
And boom, pop it in the toaster.
There you go.
You can have a slice of bread as you want it, super easy.
So this recipe we're actually
going to be pairing it with a Syrah.
Just get this popped over here.
(cork popping)
The Syrah is just really beautiful.
This recipe will pair so well with the Syrah
because of the flavor profile found in this wine.
Okay, so now we have our toasted bread.
Let's start assembling this cherry tomato and hummus toast.
So take the beet hummus
and spread that across both pieces of toast.
Now you can find beet hummus in the store.
I also have a really great recipe for beet hummus.
You can check that one out too.
Add those delicious charred cherry tomatoes
to the top of it.
And now we're going to just drizzle some pesto
over the top of both pieces of toast,
and then just finish it off
with a little bit of creme fraiche.
So, as I mentioned, this recipe
was designed to pair with a great Syrah.
Syrah, also sometimes called Shiraz, is typically smoky.
It has the black fruit and pepper.
It's just a really, really bold red wine.
And it's really, really lovely.
And it goes so well with this toast.
But hey, you know what,
tell me what some of your favorite varietals are.
Do you like Syrah, Pinot, whatever?
Let me know in the comments below.
Just top it off with the chopped parsley,
pour yourself a glass of this Syrah, or any Syrah really.
And you're good to go.
So here's the thing about parsley.
Here's a little bit of a tip about parsley.
So have ever wondered what the difference
is between curly parsley and flat leaf parsley?
Curly parsley is really just decoration.
So you chop that up, add it on top.
It's really just to add a little bit of a finish
to whatever recipe that you're making.
Flat leaf parsley, also known as Italian parsley,
that's what you would actually use in a recipe.
So if you're making tabbouleh
or you wanted to make a parsley tea,
that's where you would use a flat leaf parsley.
So I know we're drinking red here,
but do you want to know
how to quickly chill a bottle of white wine?
Okay well, stay tuned.
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Here's what you do.
Take that bottle of wine, wrap it in a wet paper towel,
and pop it in the freezer.
That's going to really just cool it down even faster
than if you just put it in there on its own.
That paper towel, that wet paper towel
really helps doing that.
It'll be chilled and ready to drink in just 20 minutes.
How great is that?
Okay, so there you have this recipe.
Let me know what you think of it.
Drop a comment down below,
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I'll see you guys next time.
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