Gratinéed Tomatoes with Romano and Fresh Herbs

I have a thing for tomatoes. I guess when I look back it stems from my father because I can remember him taking out a nice ripe tomato and biting into it like it was an apple. These days I find myself doing that a lot, sometimes with salt, sometimes with a dash of a few spices but more often than not it's just that plain tomato... but those fresh juicy bites hit my happy tastebud every time.


Tomatoes are even better when you get them at the farmer's market or can grow them yourself in your own backyard... you know harsh chemicals and pesticides aren't there so already you are eating cleaner, better food.

So even though I have made some sloppy versions of this myself over the years, this one had all the right fixings and every bite was divine. Total prep time is just the time it takes you to slice these puppies up and mix together a couple of pantry ingredients and they get popped under the broiler for a couple seconds and your ready to mange. 


Healthy, quick and simple with all the flavors and tastes an appetizer should have. I have made these numerous times since for when I have my girlfriends over, a dinner party and I have even snuck them into a few Sunday football games without challenging the chip and dip tray and they were a big hit.


Homegrown and healthy, just the way I like it!!