Grilled Tomatoes Marinated in Basil Vinaigrette

Submitted by Ceezie

"Grilling or broiling concentrates tomatoes natural sugars, making summer tomatoes even better. Prep time includes marinade time. Source: Relish Mag"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tomatoes, halved horizontally
• oil, for greasing the pan

directions

1. Preheat broiler or grill.
2. Combine olive oil, vinegar, basil, bay leaves, garlic and salt in a medium bowl. Stir until well combined.
3. Place tomato halves cut-sides down directly on greased broiler pan or grill rack. Broil until they start to char and blister (or shrivel and show good grill marks if on the grill), about 4 minutes. Using tongs or a spatula and spoon, carefully turn tomatoes over and broil or grill 2 minutes more.
4. Remove cooked tomatoes from heat and place cut-sides up in the dish with oil and vinegar mixture. Spoon some of the mixture over tomatoes. Set aside to marinate at least 1 hour, or cover and refrigerate up to 5 days. Serve at room temperature.

Reviews

[Chef Jean]

I cut the tomatoes into wedges and tossed them in with some angel hair pasta and served as a room temerature pasta salad. I used the marinade as the sauce, and it turned out great. I felt they were much better the first day because they got a little too mushy for me by the next day. But the flavor was wonderful and I will use them again.