Broiled Tomatoes in Basil Vinaigrette
- Yield: 12 pieces
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 6 mins
Broiling tomatoes concentrates their natural sugars, making summer tomatoes even better.
Ingredients
- -- Vegetable oil for broiler pan
- 1/4cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
- 3-- bay leaves
- 2-- garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 6-- tomatoes, cut into halves horizontally
Instructions
- Preheat broiler. Brush vegetable oil on a broiler pan.
- Combine olive oil, vinegar, basil, bay leaves, garlic and salt in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Stir until well combined.
- Place tomato halves cut-sides down directly on broiler pan. Broil until they start to char and blister, about 4 minutes. Using tongs or a spatula and spoon, carefully turn tomatoes over and broil 2 minutes longer.
- Remove tomatoes from heat and place cut-sides up in the dish with oil and vinegar mixture. Spoon some of the mixture over tomatoes. Set aside to marinate at least 1 hour, or cover and refrigerate up to 5 days. Serve at room temperature.
Recipe adapted from Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables (Gibbs Smith, Publisher, www.gibbs-smith.com, 2006).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 50
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 5g
- Saturated Fat 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 50mg
- Potassium 150mg
- Carbohydrate 3g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 2g
- Protein 1g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 10%
- Vitamin C 15%
- Calcium 0%
- Iron 2%