Broiled Tomatoes with Parmasan Cheese and Fresh Herbs
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: tomato
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
2beefsteak tomatoescut into 1/4 inch slices
¼cupbread crumbs
¼cupParmesan cheesefreshly grated
1tablespoonfresh basilchopped
1tablespoonfresh Italian parsleychopped
1teaspoonfresh sagechopped
olive oilbest quality extra virgin
salt & pepperto taste
Instructions
Arrange the sliced tomatoes onto a baking pan. I used one of those Silpat liners to keep the tomatoes from sticking and make cleaning up easier.
Combine the bread crumbs and cheese in a bowl. I ended up with extra because I only used two tomatoes, but now I have more if I want to make some of these for lunch.
Top with a bit of olive oil, and then season with salt and pepper.
Stick under the broiler about 6 inches from the heat and broil for about 3 minutes until the bread crumbs are a deep golden brown but not burnt. Remove from oven and top with the fresh herbs and extra virgin olive oil, and serve.
Melissa adds fresh herbs to the breadcrumbs and cheese mixture in her recipe. I'm sure this is a better way to make this dish; I didn't take the time to run upstairs to look at the recipe and forgot. No one complained about my tomatoes.
I served the tomatoes with shredded chicken over rice with a homemade green mole sauce.
Notes
There was also some leftover corn off the cob and a little sauteed spinach. And then there was a little "last chance" chardonnay wine to go with it. What a great meal!