Baked Tomatoes With Basil

Adapted from Classic Canadian Cooking. Feel free to add more basil!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 12  small tomatoes (or 24 cherry tomatoes)
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon chives, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh basil, chopped
• 1  tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Trim off the stems of the tomatoes.
3. Place butter, oil, salt and pepper in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold all the tomatoes.
4. Brush the butter mixture over all sides of the tomatoes.
5. Place tomatoes in dish, stem side down.
6. Bake until skins just begin to break, about 10 minutes, basting once with accumulated juices.
7. Sprinkle with basil and parsley and serve.