Oh fresh, sweet, vine-ripened ruby red tomato…
How I love you from my head to-ma-toes!
It is tomato time of year around here, and there is nothing finer than a fresh-picked tomato right from the vine to the dinner table.
For today’s #WorldWatercolorMonth painting, I give you …. the Tomato…. in Daniel Smith Pyrrol Scarlett, Hansa Yellow, Green Gold, and Sap Green.
And to celebrate, here is a recipe for what we had for dinner the other evening – Brushetta Chicken. A plump grilled chicken breast smothered with fresh mozzarella cheese and topped with sweet, juicy tomatoes, basil, and garlic.
Oh the yumminess!
And even better – oh the easiness!
Hope you’ll give this winner winner chicken dinner a try. We had it with some brown rice and quinoa and a fresh spinach salad. How will you serve yours?
Bruschetta Chicken
Ingredients:
- 4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts seasoned with garlic herb seasoning and salt
- 1 large ripe red tomato
- 1 large ripe yellow tomato or 1 cup yellow cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 4 slices fresh mozarella cheese, optional
Directions:
Prepare Bruschetta by chopping tomatoes and combining with chopped basil, minced garlic, salt, olive oil and vinegar. Let sit and flavors mingle while you grill chicken breasts.
Top grilled chicken breasts with slices of mozzarella cheese, if desired, for last few minutes on grill and let melt.
To serve, top grilled chicken breast with large spoonful of fresh bruschetta and enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Oh my Jodi you are making me hungry! Cooking is never a skill I inherited from my Mother but I think I can manage and try your recipe. Thank you for sharing!!!! That tomato painting looks so yummy too!
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LOL! I know – I could eat some of it now too – but none left 😦 You can do this one Carrie – I promise!
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I think so too. 🙂 I’ll see if I can do it when we visit my Uncle next Sunday for some bbq and bonding time. 🙂
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Great tomato painting! This chicken recipe looks so easy and delicious! YUMMM!!
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Thanks PJ! It was an easy, delish and healthy way to eat chicken 🙂
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You always have the most wonderful recipes!
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and easy 🙂
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Yes! And that is one thing that makes them so wonderful! LOL!
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❤
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And of course, the taste makes them wonderful too!
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You have a way of presenting food in such beautiful ways!
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Awh! Thanks Kath! Maybe because I love food so much – LOL!
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You really do, you just have a way, my friend. Perfect colors too! Bravo, encore!
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LOL! It was my first time with Pyrrol red and when I tested it – it just screamed TOMATO to me! 🙂
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It is perfect!
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Delicious! ❤️
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thanks Mary – it was really yummy 🙂
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I’m really enjoying your watercolor illustrations to accompany your recipes. Nothing like fresh vine-grown tomatoes. One of the joys of summer (along with corn on the cob…) (K)
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Sure is!!! We had our first corn on the cob of the season last weekend too! 🙂
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The perfect easy recipe, looks delicious Jodi! And, I love your bright red watercolor tomato.
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It really is perfectly simple and delish Sharon! I loved using the Pyrrol Red for the tomato with the hansa yellow. fUn! 🙂
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Love your tomato!
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Thanks Kirk
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Your tomato shines with that simplicity and the perfectly placed drips. I could see you illustrating for food sites, truly…..you and Charlie! Your recipe looks good, even for a vegetarian….but my husband would love it. I think that a good spinach salad would be perfect for him as well.
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Awh! thank you so much Margaret but mine can’t even hold a candle to Charlie Os! Spinach salad recipe yet to come LOL
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Love this post from my head to-ma-toes!! 🙂
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I’m so glad Susan and thank you for catching the pun too! 😜
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Who doesn’t love a fresh juicy red tomato just off the vine??? Ours won’t be ripe for another month or two but I’ve seen small supplies at the farmer’s market. I would love to make this on the weekend if I can score some tomatoes Saturday morning. And your gorgeous watercolor tomato is fit for any cookbook my dear!
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Such a great all-inclusive chicken meal and so tasty it doesn’t even need anything to accompany it!! Delicious Jodi!
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Love this time of year when we can pick dinner from our garden. 😜
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Yep!!! Love all the bounty of summer!!! 😀😀
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You are one cute to-may-toe Jodi! Your dinner looks delicious!
Jenna
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Yeah you caught the pun!! Lol. 😝😜😉
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Oh Jodi, this looks absolutely stunning. Those colours are amazing. I will be making these this weekend for sure 🙂 Thanks, Saturday night’s supper is sorted 🙂
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Yay. You will enjoy 😊!
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I know this is wonderfully delicious! Thanks Jodi. 🙂
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😝
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Beautiful painting… if you posted recipes daily you’d have enough for an illustrated cookbook by now! hehe And I’m starving after this recipe!! Yum! 😍
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I think Philippe might allow this one 😉
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That looks good, and easy to make, too! Thanks, Jodi!
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Super easy and even yummier! 🙂
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Without the tomatoes it looks good! LOL!
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LOL – not a tomato fan? 🙂
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Nope 🙂 my hubby has tried to win me over, but to no avail. I like ketchup, salsa and spaghetti sauce tho 😉
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I love these posts where you give us a recipe, picture and watercolor! So much fun so much talent xx
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Thanks Lynn 🙂
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Ah! revenge of the tomato 🙂
Suddenly yesterday I just had to have a tomato/mozzarella/oregano/olive oil salad for dinner . Ran into the supermarket and there was not a tomato in sight ! What is going on ? it’s tomato season and we’re like just the third biggest world producer 😦
But yours is just so beautifully painted that I am a bit more satisfied now 🙂
Turtle Hugs
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What?!???? that is craziness! What kind of supermarket does not have a tomato?! BOOO!! 😦
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Craziness galore around here 😉
Tomorrow I’m going to the farmer’s market for real tomatoes and a special someone is going to have to cook me your chicken for dinner 🙂 ah ah
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🙂
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I knew it!!!!! Yum!
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Lol!! 🍅
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe and the water color to accompany it! You are such a talent. Looking forward to keeping up with this blog.
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Thanks you so much Olivia!
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