Baked Tomatoes

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Tomatoes are a great side dish for an Italian dinner. They taste great, are fun to eat and they pack a heck of a lot of added nutrients into your body. This is a very healthy side dish which aids any physical exercise you and your date might have planned for after dinner!

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 12-ounce basket of grape tomatoes
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 Cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/8 Cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

• Pour oil into 13x9x2-inch broilerproof ceramic baking dish.
• Slice tomatoes in half.
• Add tomatoes; turn to coat with oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Top with parsley and cheese.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bake tomatoes just until plump and shiny, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat broiler.
• Broil tomatoes for about 2 minutes.
• Serve hot or warm.

Recommendations:
As the main dish, we recommend the veal piccata accompanied with the butter noodles.
As the starter, we recommend the sweet bruschetta.
As a dessert, we recommend the bananas foster.

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