This year Aaron and I decided to plant some veggies along the side of our house. We decided on (or Aaron bought and brought home) tomato, cucumber and zucchini plants. The cucumbers did okay for a while and I maybe got a dozen cucumbers. They were awesome, but now the plants have all shriveled up and died. Not sure what happened there. The zucchini plants took off, but never have really produced very many zucchinis. I think I have picked maybe 6 or 7? I wish there were more. I could eat zucchini for breakfast, lunch & dinner. The tomatoes have completely taken off. I have more than I know what to do with. I plan on learning how to do some canning when I meet my Mom & Step Dad to pick up Jon tomorrow. I would love to make my own marinara sauce this fall & winter. So until I figure out the canning, I wanted to try out a recipe that my sister passed along to me a while back, but I never made. It is called Broiled Parmesan Tomatoes. I asked where she got the recipe and while she isn’t positive, she thought it may have been Southern Living. I had these along with a grilled burger with swiss cheese, mushrooms and roasted red pepper and sweet potato fries (made by Alexia).
Broiled Parmesan Tomatoes
2 firm medium tomatoes
2 TBSP mayonnaise
1 TBSP grated fresh parmesan cheese
1 tsp chopped fresh basil or 1/4 tsp dried basil leaves (I only had dried on-hand & it was great)
1 tsp dijon mustard
1TBSP grated fresh parmesan
1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Core tomatoes. Cut crosswise into 3/4 inch slices. Place in a single layer on rack in broiler pan.
3. Mix mayo, 1 TBSP parmesan, basil & mustard. Spread about 1 tsp mixture over each tomato slice. Sprinkle 1 TBSP parmesan over tomatoes. Bake about 8 minutes until hot.
4. Set oven control to broil. Broil tomatoes with tops 6 inches from heat for 2 to 4 minutes or until topping is golden and bubbly.
**I cut this recipe in half b/c I knew that I was the only one who would eat it and Kelly (sister) didn’t recommend reheating the next day.
These were so very good. I know that I always say everything is great, but I wouldn’t share things I didn’t like. 😉 Great use for all of those tomatoes coming out of the garden now. Great dish to serve at a cookout for the upcoming Labor Day weekend!
I am editing to add a note….I made these again for lunch today with fresh basil and it was in a whole different league. Not that it wasn’t yummy last night, but, OMG…..totally TDF today. Go for the fresh basil. 🙂
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My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.
Gluten-free is Life 
Ooo these look good! I’ll have to try them but without the Mayo. I have a garden tomato gifted to me by my grandparents.
For the zucchini, if you just slice them really thin, lay them out on a baking sheet, sprinkle some olive oil over them, and bake them at 350 for about 20 minutes (or until they turn brown), they get crunchy and turn into chips that are really quite tasty.
I love that the pic has a bite taken out!
As for the zucchini (comment above), I did something similar with thin sliced zucchini (olive oil, salt & pepper) – in a grill basket on the grill. SO yummy!
Thanks for the zucchini idea! I’ll have to give that a try this week. 🙂
These look great and I don’t even like tomatoes! I’ll make it for my kids and maybe try a bite.
Linda
http://www.glutenfreehomemaker.com
Thanks Linda. 🙂 Hope your kids like them. Maybe if your kids try them and you take a picture, my kids might try them! LOL! I am the only one in my house who will eat tomatoes and they are coming out my ears!
I gave these a try this evening and the whole family loved them! The tomato was even cooked enough for my taste. Here’s a laugh, though. My husband thinks they taste like huckleberries!
Linda
http://www.glutenfreehomemaker.com
Linda….
I am so glad that you all liked them!!! LOL about the huckleberries. I don’t know that I have ever tasted one of those!
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Those look wonderful! I’m also interested in learning to can. I think it would be a great way to have the tomatoes all year long that you know are organic. Especially when they came from your garden. Check out Linda’s link on Friday Foodie Fix for sun dried in her oven. Thank you for sharing!
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