Baked Herby Tomatoes
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb tomatoes (ripe but firm)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
- 1 3⁄4 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
- extra virgin olive oil (to garnish) (optional)
- balsamic vinegar (to garnish) (optional)
directions
- Wash tomatoes, dry, then cut in half horizontally.
- Remove the seeds.
- Sprinkle the cut sides with salt and place cut side down on paper toweling to remove some liquid.
- Leave to stand for 20 minutes.
- This will help to prevent tomatoes from getting mushy, and concentrate tomato flavor.
- Rinse and pat dry with paper toweling.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F Place the shallot in a mini food processor along with the garlic, thyme, oil, and anchovies.
- Process to a smooth paste.
- Transfer paste to a bowl and fold in the parsley, chili flakes and breadcrumbs until well combined.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, remembering that the anchovies are salty in themselves.
- Spoon the mixture into the tomato cavities.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.
- Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot or at room temperature, drizzled with olive oil and/or balsamic vinegar, if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FlemishMinx
Belgium
I am an American married to a Belgian, and have lived in Belgium since December 1999. Cooking is my major hobby. I'm also an avid reader, but I have difficulty finding the time. I love to travel. Since moving to Europe I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go a couple of times per year to Paris, as well as having visited London, Rome, Florence, Naples, Amsterdam, and of course Brussels and Antwerp. I've seen at least parts of most regions of France, as well as parts of Germany, Austria, a great deal of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Luxembourg, and Monaco. I'm absolutely in love with the Bay of Naples and Sorrento coast areas of Italy, which my husband and I recently re-visited on a trip that included Rome, Puglia, Umbria and Marche. I'm still looking forward to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic . . . the list is too long ! One of the bonuses of travel is getting to taste the local cuisine, and afterward trying to figure out how to duplicate it at home.
I think cooking is one of the nicest things a person can do for someone they love (including themself!)
I had to submit a picture with me and my cat, Sophie, as she insists on sitting in my lap when I'm sitting at the computer. If you are wondering what all that stuff hanging on the wall behind us in the photo is, it is just a small part of my husband's military medal collection. He was appalled by my posting this picture-- Our study is the messiest room in our house (thank god!)