Grilled Tomatoes with Garlic & Thyme

I've been jealous of Kalyn over at Kalyn's kitchen who've been talking about her wonderful tomatoes, and then posted this awesome looking marinara sauce . So when Laurie, in my Honey's office gave him a bag of the sweetest, reddest, most delicious tomatoes EVER, I decided I had to do something with them for Weekend Herb Blogging. This week's host is Genie at The Inadvertent Gardener .

I found this recipe in the copy of LCBO's Food & Drink, Summer 2006 issue that I was flipping through while getting my hair done and my hairdresser gave me the issue. These magazines go fast at our local liquor stores and I never got a chance to get one. So without further ado....

Grilled Tomatoes
Prep time: less than 5 minutes
Grill time: 6 minutes or so

Serves 2

Ingredients:
2 ripe tomatoes
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1-2 large cloves garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (1 tsp dried)

Directions:
1. Combine oil, garlic, thyme and salt & pepper in a large bowl.

2. Cut the tomatoes in half and toss in the oil mixture

3. Grill cut side down (you can use a grill pan if you don't have a BBQ) over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Flip when the tomato is slightly singed. Continue to grill for another 3 minutes or until the tomato is almost "molten" (LCBO word)

These are awesome as a side with grilled meat, chicken or fish. The magazine also suggests chopping them and stirring them into steamed rice.

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