Tomatoes Baked With Parmesan Cheese -

Tomatoes Baked With Parmesan Cheese

This tasty cheese and tomato snack can be served either hot or cold and makes an excellent accompaniment to almost any dish, particularly soups.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for greasing
2 large tomatoes, firm but ripe
50 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Black pepper to taste

Details

Serves: 4

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Grease a medium sized baking tin thoroughly with a little olive oil. Slice the tomatoes thickly using a sharp knife and lay them out on the greased baking tin.

Make a paste by mixing together the grated Parmesan cheese, olive oil and chopped parsley. Season the paste with freshly ground black pepper (salt is not necessary as the cheese is quite salty itself). Spread a little of the cheese paste on to each slice of tomato and place the dish in the top of the preheated oven. Bake for 15 minutes until the tomatoes are softened and the cheese topping is browned and bubbling.

Related food category:

• Vegetable and Side Dishes