Orange-basil baked tomatoes (claessens)
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Tomatoes; garden ripe |
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Orange peel; finely grated |
| ½ | tablespoon | Butter; room temp. |
| OR soy margarine | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Basil leaves - thinly sliced |
Directions
Makes 4 servings.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F(205C). Halve tomatoes crosswise. Arrange them, cut side up, in a shallow casserole dish. Trim the blossom ends, if necessary, so they can stand flat. Stir the garlic and orange peel in to the butter.
Spread the orange mixture equally over each tomato half. Bake 25 minutes.
Sprinkle with basil, cover with foil and bake 10 minutes, or until tomatoes are tender.
Recipe by: The No-Tofu Vegetarian Cookbook by Claessens, page 190 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.