Sunday, May 4, 2008

Side Dish: Grilled Tomatoes

A delicious and simple side dish for the grill. We wondered why we hadn't tried it before. Adapted from Steven Raichlen's "How to Grill."

Shopping list:

6 tomatoes
6 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (enough for a few grated tablespoons)
2 tablespoons fresh thyme.

Mince garlic and saute in olive oil. Cut tomatoes in half. Oil the grill grate and grill tomatoes cut-side down first until browned, 3 to 5 minutes, rotating halfway through for grill marks. Turn over, spoon the garlic and oil over the cut sides and grill skin sides 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme and Parmigiano-Reggiano before serving.

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