Baked Tomatoes Sicilian Style Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Lightly grease a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold the tomatoes.
• Turn the seeded tomato halves upside down on several layers of paper towels and drain for about 10 minutes.
• Arrange the drained tomato halves, cut side up, in the prepared dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, oregano, and pepper.
• Fill the tomato halves with the bread crumb mixture (about 1/2 TBS each).
• Season with coarse salt.
• Drizzle each half with 1 tsp of the oil.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours, or until the tops are nicely browned and caramelized.
• Let cool slightly before serving, or serve at room temperature.
• For best results, do not refrigerate.

Steps:

• Heat a dry, medium skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast, stirring often, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Combine the cooled almonds, tomatoes, basil, parsley, mint, red pepper flakes, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Pulse, adding a little bit of the oil at a time, until everything is finely chopped and emulsified. Add the Parmesan and pulse to incorporate. Season with salt to taste.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with the toasted baguette slices. Any leftover pesto can be kept refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Cut each tomato in half and arrange cut side up on a baking dish.
• Sprinkle each half lightly with bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and thyme.
• Bake for 15 to 20 min at 375 degrees.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough to accommodate all of the tomatoes. Cut off the top fourth of the tomatoes, and reserve the tops. Place a strainer over a bowl, and gently scoop or squeeze out the seeds without breaking the tomatoes. Rub the seed pockets against the strainer to extract juice. Discard the seeds. Using a grapefruit spoon, scoop out as much of the tomato pulp from inside the skins as you can, but don't break the skins. Chop the pulp, and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a medium skillet. Add the onion. Cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring often, until tender and beginning to color. Add the garlic. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the anchovies, parsley, capers, olives, bread crumbs and tomato pulp. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir for about two minutes until fragrant and well amalgamated. Moisten as desired with the strained juice. Fill the tomatoes with this mixture and place them in the baking dish. Return the tops. Brush with the remaining olive oil.
• Place in the oven, and bake 20 to 25 minutes, until the skins begin to wrinkle. The tomatoes should be soft but not mushy. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place farfalle pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the garlic until lightly browned. Mix in red pepper and lemon juice. Stir in the pine nuts, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes. Toss in the cooked pasta and feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper.