Scalloped tomato and cheese bake

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4largesFirm-ripe tomatoes
1Medium-size onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
¼cup(1/2 stick) butter or margarine
2cupsSoft bread crumbs (4 slices)
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonPepper
1teaspoonSugar
½teaspoonLeaf marjoram, crumbled
¼cup(1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
¼cupShredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Core tomatoes; cut each into 8 even-size wedges.

2. Saute onion in butter in a large skillet until soft, about 5 minutes.

Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, sugar and marjoram; toss lightly.

3. Line a 1½-quart shallow baking dish (7 ⅜ x 3 ⅝ x 2 ¼-inches) with half the tomatoes;sprinkle with half the bread mixture. Repeat with remaining tomato wedges and crumb mixture. Drizzle melted butter over top.

4. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 25 minutes or until tomatoes are soft and crumb mixture is lightly browned. Sprinkle cheese over top and return to oven until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Posted to FOODWINE Digest 21 Mar 97 by "Elizabeth A. Post" <millefiore@...> on Mar 22, 1997