"It's All Greek to Me Platter!" with Creamy Lentil-Tomato Basil Sauce

Nancy Manlove Nancy Manlove
posted Jun 23, 2012
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I would hope that the Greek Gods of Mythology are drooling over this one right now! If they aren't, then they ought to be! It is the savory platter of Greek seasoned grilled veggies offered as a token tribute to my salute to Greece and the fine cuisines of its people and their fresh style and way of eating. In the center of my platter is this creamy rich sauce of Tomato Basil Cooking Creme blended with cooked lentils and spices and seasonings. The Greek sure know how to eat great food, and this is a good platter of food put on the table splendidly! You can make this so easily to serve as either an appetizer, a side dish, a real party-pleaser, or even as a non-meat main entree. Greece flavors... OPA!

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Ingredients

  • 4 medium sized russet potatoes
  • 1 large eggplant, top removed, halved and sliced into 1/2 inch size slices
  • 9 mini mixed or 3 regular size bell pepper (red, orange, yellow), seeds and top removed and cut into quarters
  • 14 ounces can of articoke hearts, drained and cut in half
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (more if needed)
  • 1 ounce Greek Seasoning found in the spice section at your local grocery store (contains dried onions, spearmint, oregano, garlic and sea salt)
  • 19 ounces can of Lentil soup, drained
  • 10 ounces PHILADELPHIA Tomato & Basil Cooking Creme
  • 1/4 cup Feta Cheese Crumbles

Directions

  1. Place whole potatoes in a medium sized sauce pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat until potatoes are almost fork tender. (10 -15 minutes) Do not over cook them!
  2. While potatoes parboil, place all the cut-up eggplant, peppers, and artichoke hearts on a baking sheet and drizzle all side of them with olive oil, season with most of the Greek Seasoning (reserving some seasoning for the sauce), salt and fresh ground black pepper.
  3. Heat griddle or grill to high and place seasoned vegetable on surface and allow to cook 3-5 minutes on each side until tender and browned.
  4. Place cut tomato wedges in a small bowl and drizzle them with olive oil, season with Greek Seasoning, salt and fresh ground black pepper.
  5. Drain the potatoes and slice them into round slices about 3/4 inch thick, and place them also on a baking sheet and drizzle them with olive oil, season with Greek Seasoning, salt and fresh ground black pepper.
  6. Place drained lentil soup into a sauce pan and heat until bubbly over medium-high heat. Add in the PHILADELPHIA Tomato & Basil Cooking Creme and a couple of pinches of the Greek Seasoning. Stir until well blended. Heat for 1-2 minutes longer and remove for heat to cool while the vegetables continue to grill.
  7. Pour the Creamy Lentil-Tomato Basil Sauce in a serving bowl and arrange the grilled vegetables and tomato wedges on a platter and serve with the sauce. Sprinkle with Feta cheese crumbles.
  • cook time
    25 min.
  • prep time
    30 min.
  • yields
    8 serv.

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  • Nancy Manlove
    Jun 29, 2012 at 11:35am
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    Thank you Grandmereb and Rebecka! I am eating some leftovers of this recipe right now and I is still yummy!
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  • Rebecka Evans
    Jun 27, 2012 at 12:37pm
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    Nancy, your sauce recipe look so yummy! I could go for some right this second! Great job, best of luck!
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  • Grandmereb Lovestobake
    Jun 27, 2012 at 8:13am
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    Wonderful Nancy, the tip on the Saran Wrap was great too! I think this recipe looks FABULOUS!!!
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  • Nancy Manlove
    Jun 26, 2012 at 3:07pm
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    Thanks Kathryn!
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  • Kathryn Rezza
    Jun 26, 2012 at 10:05am
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    Great job Nancy. I love grilled veggies and your tip with the saran wrap is great. Definately going to try this one Good luck to you.
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  • Nancy Manlove
    Jun 26, 2012 at 3:48am
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    I used a can of the Progresso Vegetarian Classic soup and McCormick's Greek Seasoning
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  • Amy Hughes
    Jun 25, 2012 at 7:37pm
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    nancy looks yummy, i'm going to try this. was there a certain type of lentil soup you used?
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  • Nancy Manlove
    Jun 25, 2012 at 3:22pm
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    Thanks Josee! This was so easy and so delicious!
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  • Josee Lanzi
    Jun 25, 2012 at 11:27am
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    lOVE THE BEGINING OF YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR LITTLE TIP TOO WITH THE SARAN RAP! LOVE THAT BEAUTIFUL GRILLED PLATTER PRESENTATION! GOOD LUCK!
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