Tomato and Mozzarella Burger

photo by Jessiica





- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 large tomatoes, ripe (approx 2 1/2 lb)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 sprigs fresh basil, leaves picked
directions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- Slice a thin piece from the rounded bottom of each tomato, so they sit upright.
- Slice each tomato in half horizontally. Arrange the tomato halves, cut side up on a shallow roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet lined with foil.
- Drizzle with the oil, then sprinkle on the salt and pepper.
- Scatter the garlic over the tomatoes.
- Roast until they're softened and warmed through, approx 15 minutes.
- Mine took longer -- approx 25 minutes. Mean while, cut the mozzarella into 6- 1/2 inch rounds.
- Using a spatula, sandwich each cheese slice between 2 hot tomato halves.
- The heat of tomatoes will melt the cheese slightly.
- Drizzle with the juices collected in the roasting pan and garnish with basil.
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Reviews
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I just realized that I hadn't rated this recipe after my duplicate (gotta love Real Simple magazine subscriptions) was removed. I, too, prepared this after seeing it in the magazine and served it with Recipe #64853 and a simple tossed salad for a completely veggie meal. Yum! We were very happy with the richness of the roasted tomatoes and the ooey gooey melted mozzarella cheese. Fresh garden tomatoes were made for this recipe.
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We loved this. Made it for my husband's Italian birthday dinner. Choose good quality mozzarella here, as it's the star of the show. I made a little basil/oil dressing to drizzle around the plate for presentation. Very simple and a great starter for a meal but don't let it sit too long. The one or two I had left over dripped quite a bit of juice on the plate. This is one recipe you really need to serve fairly soon after it's done.
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