Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

Asimpleanddeliciouswaytoeat

thesetomatoes,whilestillwarm,

is ona sliceoftoastedsourbread

spread with goat’s cheese

SERVES 4

10 mediumtomatoes

3 garliccloves,crushed

3 bigpinchesofseasaltflakes

2 pinchesoffreshly ground

blackpepper

20 basilleaves

1-2tbspbreadcrumbs

3-4 tbsp olive oil

■Preheattheovento220 ̊C/Fan

200 ̊C/Gas7 andslicethetomatoes

inhalfalongtheirequator.Placethe

halves,cut-sideup,ona bakingtray.

Distributethegarlicbetweenthe

tomatoes,tucking it in so it doesn’t sit

onthesurface.

■Sprinkleoverplentyofsaltandblack

pepper,followedbythebasilleavesand

breadcrumbs.Finishwitha generous

drizzleofoliveoil,thenbakeinthe

ovenfor30-35minutes,untilthe

tomatoes are oozing and beautiful.→

COOK’STIP

PreparingProvençaleTomatoesis

straightforward,butaswithalltomato

dishes,saltisthemostimportant

ingredient: itshouldbeaddedliberally

to unlock their flavour.

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