This recipe is a simple two-step process with fantastic results, especially if you use the best possible fresh tomatoes. To save on fat and calories, skip the searing-in-oil step and put raw tomatoes straight onto the broiler pan topped with salt, bread crumbs, cheese, and herbs
6 medium, fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup hard dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
How to make
BROILED TOMATOES
Core the tomatoes, then cut them in half through the middle (not through the stem end).
Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it releases its aroma (about 5 minutes). Place the tomatoes, cut sides down, into the hot oil and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cut sides are brown and look crispy.
Scoop the tomatoes out with a spatula and place, cut sides up, on a broiler pan sprayed with olive oil cooking spray.
Sprinkle tomatoes with salt, bread crumbs, cheese, and basil.
Broil the tomatoes on a broiler pan until the cheese melts and the tomato tops are a deep, crisp, golden brown. Serve hot or warm.