Kathes Baked Plum Tomatoes With Olive Oil And Bread Crumbs Recipes

ROASTED TOMATOES WITH BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the tomato halves in a lightly buttered baking dish, cut-side up, drizzle with olive oil , honey, and sprinkle with panko bread crumbs and paprika. Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper and roast for 20 minutes.
• Remove the tomatoes from the oven and sprinkle with parsley. Drizzle with olive oil.

BAKED PLUM TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Halve 4 plum tomatoes lengthwise; slice off a sliver from the skin side so that the halves lie flat in a baking dish.
• In a small bowl, toss together 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons plain breadcrumbs, 1/2 teaspoon mixed dried herbs (thyme, marjoram, oregano, and basil), 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Mound mixture on top of each tomato half.
• Bake until tomatoes are soft and topping is crisp and browned, about 20 minutes.

OLIVE OIL PLUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a 9-inch springform pan or a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line with parchment and lightly butter the parchment. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
• Place the butter in a stand mixer and beat at medium speed until fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the olive oil and beat at medium speed for 1 minute, until the mixture is smooth. Scrape down the bowl and beater. Add the sugar and beat at medium speed for 1 minute. Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl and beaters between each addition. Add the vanilla and almond extract and beat for 2 minutes at medium speed, until the mixture is very light.
• Turn the speed to low and slowly add the flour. Beat just until incorporated.
• Scrape the batter into the pan and spread it out evenly using an offset spatula. Arrange the plums on top in concentric circles, pressing them down into the batter.
• Bake the cake for about 40 to 45 minutes, until the edges of the plums are beginning to color and a tester comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake. Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the turbinado sugar. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes on a rack before releasing the sides of the springform or tart pan. Then let it cool completely before slicing.

KATHY'S BAKED STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a blender or food processor, blend the garbanzo beans, arugula, garlic, feta cheese, 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, and olive oil until smooth.
• Place tomatoes in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Stuff the tomatoes with the garbanzo bean mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.

KATHY'S BAKED STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a blender or food processor, blend the garbanzo beans, arugula, garlic, feta cheese, 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, and olive oil until smooth.
• Place tomatoes in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Stuff the tomatoes with the garbanzo bean mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.

BAKED TOMATO HALVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 - 400°.
• Prepare a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cut tomatoes in half. Gently scoop out any seeds (optional), leaving the sections/ walls in tact.
• Lightly sprinkle on the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Amount to your liking.
• Sprinkle on the seasoned bread crumbs, drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until the tomato is collapsing and soft. Baking time will depend on the size of your tomato halves. If making smaller tomatoes, shorten the time.
• EDIT to add: You may wish to watch closely and remove while they are still semi-soft and before they begin to collapse.

JUICY TOMATOES WITH PARMESAN-OLIVE BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Slice larger tomatoes into ½-inch rounds or wedges, and cut smaller tomatoes in half and spread out on a serving platter or individual plates. Season them generously with salt and also black pepper, if you'd like.
• Tear the bread into small, 1-inch pieces, then pulse in a food processor until you have coarse crumbs.
• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, olives, zest, fennel seeds and red-pepper flakes, if using. Finely grate the garlic into the bowl then add 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss everything together very well.
• Transfer the bread-crumb mixture to a sheet pan and place on a middle rack in the oven. Toast, stirring two or three times, until the crumbs are golden brown, the olives have shriveled slightly and your kitchen starts to smell a little like a pizzeria, 17 to 23 minutes. Let cool completely.
• To serve, drizzle the tomatoes with the vinegar followed by the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil. Just before you're ready to serve, sprinkle the bread-crumb mixture over the top.

OVEN-ROASTED PLUM TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Remove seeds and juices from tomato halves. Arrange tomato halves, cut side up, on prepared sheet; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, then drizzle with oil. Roast tomatoes until slightly charred and tender, about 50 minutes. Cool completely on sheet. Spoon desired filling into each.

SOLE GRATIN WITH TOMATOES, CAPERS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Lightly brush a 1 1/2 quart oval gratin dish (or something similar in size) with olive oil.
• Lay the fish out on your work surface skin side up. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and season with a little bit of salt and pepper, to taste. Fold the fillets in half (thick end over thin) and lay them right down the center of the prepared gratin dish, slightly overlapping.
• Crush the drained tomatoes through your fingers into a bowl. Stir in 3 T. of the olive oil, the onion, olives, capers and pepper to taste. Stir in the parsley and spoon some of the mixture right over the fish, letting some of the sauce to fall to the sides.
• Toss the remaining 2 T. olive oil with the bread crumbs until they are evenly moist and then scatter them over the fish.
• Bake until the fish is cooked through and the crumbs get crispy and brown - about 25 minutes.

KATHE'S BAKED PLUM TOMATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Coat a shallow baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Arrange the halved tomatoes, cut side up, snugly in the dish and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper.
• In a small bowl, drizzle the bread crumbs with 2 tablespoons of the oil and combine with the Parmesan, herbs, garlic, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Top each tomato half with about a tablespoon of the bread crumb mixture. Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over the tomatoes, and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until they are tender and slightly shrunken and the bread crumbs are golden brown. The riper the tomatoes, the shorter the cooking time will be.
• Preheat the oven to 300°F.
• Remove the crust and cut the bread into roughly 1-inch cubes. Spread them out on a baking sheet and bake, tossing them once or twice, until they are crispy and dry but without much color, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely. Then grind, in batches, in a spice mill until fine. Keeps frozen for several months.