Broiled French Tomatoes

Frugal Gourmet

Serves 8

4 ripe tomatoes, halved

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ cup bread crumbs

Salt and pepper to taste

Dried basil

Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Slice the tomatoes in half, cutting across the grain. Arrange on a baking sheet. Add salt and pepper.

Mix the garlic, oil, and bread crumbs together, and spread a bit on the open face of each tomato half. Sprinkle a bit of basil on each, and top with about 1 teaspoon cheese for each tomato.

Broil until the cheese melts a bit and turns a lovely golden brown.

Remove from oven and heat oven to 375. Heat the tomatoes for about 15 minutes before serving. Do not overcook, or they’ll be mushy.

76 Calories

3.9 Fat

1.4 Protein

9.5 Carbohydrate

0 Cholesterol

64 Sodium