Grilled Tomatoes/Pomodori Gratinati
A delectable accompaniment to any meal, especially with fresh tomatoes from your garden or farmer's market.
Ingredients
- 4 Tomatoes
- 8 Tbl breadcrumbs
- 1 Tbl parsley, minced
- 10 black olives, pitted
- 1 Tbl capers (preserved in salt)
- 1 garlic clove
- Sugar, just a pinch
- Olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C
Wash the tomatoes and halve them with a horizontal cut.
Gently eliminate the seeds.
Prepare the breadcrumbs with minced olives, capers, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and pinch of sugar.
Put a spoonful of the mixture in/on the tomatoes.
Drizzle some olive oil over the stuffed tomatoes.
Place into the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
Recipe Submitted by Lucia Zucconi
About Lucia Zucconi
Chef Lucia Zucconi, born in Florence, Italy, is a talented chef who lives and works in Tuscany. Her recipes are made from fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients. Lucia conducts cooking classes throughout Tuscany for Italians and foreign tourists. She continues to develop her expertise by attending culinary classes and learning cooking techniques of the Slow Food Movement. Lucia is a member of the Italian Association of the Slow Food Movement. Lucia uses her set of Cook on Clay pots to prepare many of her favorite recipes and is thrilled with how evenly they cook and how well they perform compared to her metal pots in browning, quality of even heat, retaining flavors, and ease of clean-up.
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