Tomatoes Provencales

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large vine-ripened tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise and stem cut out
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup minced parsley
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 8 teaspoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler in oven.
• 2 have baking rack in centre rack of oven.
• 3 with a sharp knife make several incisions crosswise in pulp of the tomatoes and in these, rub salt, pepper and crushed garlic.
• 4 put tomato halves, cut side up, in baking pan just large enough to hold them.
• 5 pour 1 tblsp olive oil over minced parsley and stir to coat.
• 6 distribute parsley evenly over the 8 halves, pressing down lightly.
• 7 drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil over each tomato half and cook under the grill until tomatoes have softened and are slightly charred on cut surface.
• 8 serve with grilled or roasted meats.