Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• 2 capsicums
• 200 g soya paneer or paneer
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1 garlic crushed
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp assorted dried herbs, crushed (basil, thyme, rosemary, mint, etc)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar, ground
• 1/2 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp roasted, crushed peanuts
• salt to taste

How to Make Tomato Pickups

• Slit each tomato carefully making a vertical incision. Scoop out inside seeds and pulp, mash it well and keep aside.
• Keep the shell aside carefully.
• Put olive oil, lemon juice, soya sauce, sugar and salt in a bottle with fitting lid.
• Add herbs, garlic, chilli, tomato seeds, pulp and 2 tbsp water. Close lid and shake well.
• Keep marinade aside till required.
• Chop capsicum, tomato shell and soya paneer into similar-sized chunks.
• Put each in a separate bowl and add one third of prepared marinade.
• Add one third of peanut crush to each too.
• Gently coat pieces with marinade by tossing or with hand.
• Allow to marinate for about 30 mins.
• To serve:
• To serve, poke one piece of each into a toothpick.
• First paneer, then tomato, followed by the capsicum.
• Chill till served.