Baked Herby Tomatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large ripe firm tomatoes
• 1 shallot, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 anchovy fillets, drained and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons of roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 2 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper
• extra virgin olive oil (to garnish)
• balsamic vinegar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cut the tomatoes in half horizontally and carefully remove the seeds with a teaspoon.
• 2 sprinkle the cut sides with salt and place cut side down on kitchen paper to remove some of the liquid - leave to stand for 20 minutes.
• 3 preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.
• 4 place the shallot, garlic, thyme, olive oil and anchovies in a food processor and blend to a smooth paste.
• 5 transfer to a bowl and fold in parsley, chili flakes and breadcrumbs until mixed well, season to taste.
• 6 spoon the mixture into the tomato cavities and bake for about 15 minutes until bubbling and golden brown.
• 7 serve drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.