Pomodori Gratinati (Baked Tomatoes)

You say 'TOH-MAY-TOH', I say 'TOH-MAH-TOH'!  Anyway you say it, this baked tomato recipe tastes great in any season. Try it as a side dish, or even as the main course for a light lunch.  It's tangy flavor is sure to get you humming!

    2 medium/large tomatoes
    1/4 cup bread crumbs
    2 tablespoons chopped parsley
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    1/4 teaspoon salt or seasoned salt
    4 teaspoons olive oil

(Makes 4 servings)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut tomatoes in half. Scoop out seeds. Place on a lightly greased baking dish or glass pie plate. Bake tomatoes 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine bread crumbs, chopped parsley, garlic and salt. Remove tomatoes from oven and pour off liquid. Top each tomato half with 1/4 of the bread crumb mixture. Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil of over each tomato half and return to oven and bake about 15 minutes or until tomatoes are tender. Can be served warm, but they are best if served at room temperature.

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