The tomato is a fruit and a vegetable, and now with this dish, it’s also a chip. Tomato chips are a healthy and interesting take on the traditional potato chip. They have the interesting flavorings of the tomato, which admittedly are not as addictive as the salt-infused carb load of traditional chips, but are nevertheless delicious. Serve these chips as a snack or as a pre-meal appetizer and your friends and family will be amazed at your cooking ingenuity.
Health Benefits
We already know tomato chips are delicious, and I’m sure we at least suspect that they are healthy. There’s no longer a reason to speculate; eating tomatoes are healthy for you and here’s why. Tomatoes possess large amounts of lycopene, a free radical reducing antioxidant. Lycopene helps the human body fight certain cancers: prostate, stomach, cervical, rectum, esophageal, and stomach cancers just to name a few. Tomatoes’ vitamin C content also help the body to fight and recover from illness.
Ingredients
large firm tomatoes – sliced thinly: 2
Kosher salt
Cooking spray
How To Make Tomato Chips
- Lay sliced tomatoes on a cutting board.
- Sprinkle generously with salt, let sit for 15 minutes.
- Pat the tomatoes with a paper towel to soak up the moisture.
- Flip the tomatoes and repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.
- Grease a flat, microwaveable plate with cooking spray.
- Arrange seasoned tomato slices on the plate and spray some cooking oil.
- Microwave for a minute, flip the tomatoes over, and microwave for another minute.
- Transfer the tomato chips to a cooling rack and enjoy!
Trivia
Tomatoes were first cultivated Peru.