These babies are lightly cooked with olive oil and garlic until soft, golden and melt-in-your-mouth fantastic. They are the perfect side item to a breakfast or brunch of scrambled eggs and cheese grits, which often grace our tables on Sunday afternoons.
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Breakfast Tomatoes
Serves 4-6, or one with a Hobbit like obsession for the firey fruit
Four fresh roma tomatoes, sliced about one fourth inch thick
One large handful fresh basil
One large clove garlic, peeled
One to two tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Head a skillet on medium heat with one tablespoon olive oil and the garlic clove; swirl it around for a few seconds. When the oil is hot (sprinkle a few drops of water to test the heat level–it should sizzle), add the tomato slices (you will need to do this in batches). Cook for just a minute or two until they soften, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then flip and cook through. The color will brighten and the skin will just start to pull away from the flesh. Remove, place on a plate, and add the next batch of tomatoes with a little more oil if necessary. Repeat, remembering to season your fruit!
When all the tomatoes are cooked, rip the basil over them. Remove the garlic clove; mince finely, then sprinkle over the tomatoes and basil.
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