DISCLOSURE: Because of its simplicity, and sometimes taste-specificity, I can’t provide exact measurements for this dish.  Making this dish is one of those instances where you can get away with saying, “oh, i just threw this together. no big deal.” You don’t need to muck up any measuring cups, and within in 20 minutes you have a perfect and healthy side dish, snack, or topping for a sandwich.

ADDED DISCLOSURE: It’s really my mother’s recipe so I can’t take credit.

Happy lycopening!

Baked Tomatoes Ingredients:

• Grape Tomatoes
• Plum Tomatoes
• Olive oil for Drizzling
• Montreal Steak Seasoning (25% less sodium)- if you do not have use garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Mozerella Cheese for Sprinkling
• Parlsey for Garnishing

Baked Tomatoes Instructions:

Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 350.

Step 2: Half grape tomatoes and slice plum tomatoes- place on baking sheet.

Plum tomatoes are sweet but yet carry some tang as well. They are the go-to tomato for sauces and obviously for this dish.  Baking them truly brings out their richness.  Grape tomatoes are one of my favorite snacks- they pop in your mouth and our bursting with flavor.

Step 3: Drizzle with olive oil.

Step 4: Sprinkle with steak seasoning (garlic, salt, and pepper).  We love this bold spice in the TeamZ home. It is a mixture of salt, garlic, onion, black and red pepper.

Step 5: Place In oven for about 15 minutes- until tomatoes are tender.

Step 6:  Remove and sprinkle with shredded mozerella. Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted.

Step 7: Garnish with chopped parsley to add some clean freshness.

Health Points: Although cooking tomatoes reduces some of the vitamin content- cooking with the skin on maintains the fiber. Another bonus of cooking the tomatoes is that it boosts the phytochemical Lycopene – a helpful antioxidant. It also gives tomatoes its vibrantly deep-red color. You may also end up popping some of the raw grape tomatoes in your mouth as you cook and give your body the Vitamin A, C, and K it deserves.

xoxx Tomato Happy TeamZ