I love many versions of baked stuffed tomatoes, but the simple recipe of Torquato Innocenti, who sells tomatoes in Florence's Piazza Santo Spirito market, is my favorite. Nothing more than garlic, basil or parsley, and "good oil" fills the tomatoes.
Ingredients
Serves 4 to 6
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Step 2
Halve tomatoes lengthwise and scoop out seeds with a small spoon. Arrange tomatoes in one layer, cut sides up, on a non-stick or lightly oiled jelly-roll pan.
Step 3
In a small food processor blend basil, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper until mixture forms a paste and spread about 1/2 teaspoon in each tomato half.
Step 4
Bake tomatoes 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender and juicy but intact, and cool slightly before serving.
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Reviews (11)
Back to TopGreat alongside Italian chicken sausage and risotto. I added bread crumbs and goat cheese to the tomatoes before putting them in the oven. Bake time was under 20 minutes.
fiveoclocksomewhere
seattle, wa
4/7/2013
Very nice, easy dish. I added bread crumbs and goat cheese to the tomatoes before putting them in the oven. Delicious alongside Italian chicken sausage and risotto.
fiveoclocksomewhere
Seattle, WA
4/7/2013
Really liked the taste - I also added bread crumbs and romano cheese. I found the baking time in the recipe to be far too long - 20 minutes would have been perfect.
johnmriske
Minneapolis
2/18/2007
Excellent recipe! I followed the other recommendations and added bread crumbs and parmesian cheese. I didn't have fresh basil, so I added dried basil mixed with fresh parsley. Delicious.
Anonymous
Madison, NJ
2/9/2006
我添加了面包屑大蒜/草药混合物。Drizzled olive oil over and baked. Served it with the Stuffed Zucchini recipe (Little Italy) on this site and it was great. It's a good way to use up lots of garden tomatoes.
Anonymous
Fairfield, CT
9/22/2005
A wonderful accompaniment to grilled salmon fillets with creamy horseradish sauce (also on epicurious). Great flavor - make sure you use a quality extra virgin olive oil! I topped the tomatoes with crumbles of feta cheese. A real popular dish with my husband and our friends!
Brenda4
Long Beach, CA
5/1/2005
Excellent light dish. I agree with previous cooks about adding pinenuts to the mixture and goat cheese to the top at the end. I also added a few breadcrumbs from pita bread to the mixture give it some extra thinkness. Great, easy recipe.
Lauren
Manhattan Beach, CA
5/13/2004
Simple and totally delicious. I used the last of the summer tomatoes and parsley. I also added a few pinenuts to the mixture based on one of the previous comments.
Anonymous
Oakland, CA
11/9/2002
I used tomatoes from the garden and added a table spoon or so of Feta Cheese to the basil mix. It was really wonderful.
Anonymous
Tallahassee, FL
6/11/2000
These were a great side dish to a very rich main course that was heavy in dairy. they added an acidic quality to the meal that was a great balance to the creamy/cheesy polenta that they accompanied.
Anonymous
San Francisco
4/4/2000
Wonderful!! I also added some parmesean cheese and some pine nuts to the processor. Very easy and great taste. Wonderful with lamb.
Anonymous
Pagosa Springs, CO
3/26/1999
