These Italian style broiled tomatoes burst with sweet tomato flavor. Topped with garlic, parsley, & Parmesan cheese they’re an easy side for meaty entrees.
I received a large container of the most perfectly beautiful cherry tomatoes in my CSA box last week. I don’t usually eat cherry tomatoes as they have a bigger gel to flesh ratio and the gel kinda freaks me out sometimes.
I’ll eat grape tomatoes all day long, but cherry tomatoes, for me, have crossed that line between easy to pop into the mouth and get the knife out to chop.
I contemplated stuffing the tomatoes with blue cheese and walnuts, but wanted a much easier recipe to go with our dinner. It doesn’t get much easier than this recipe.
Halve the tomatoes, mix the cheese, garlic, and parsley then top. Pop under the broiler until the cheese browns. Serve with almost any meaty entree.
Honestly, it doesn’t get any better than this.
Broiled Tomatoes Italian Style are 3 net carbs per serving
Italian Style Broiled Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1 pound cherry tomatos
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup parsley, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place them on a small parchment lined sheet pan.
- Mince the garlic. Finely chop the parsley. Give the Parmesan cheese a quick chop it if it shredded. Mix the garlic, parsley and Parmesan together and spoon onto each cherry tomato half.
- Move the oven rack to the upper most position and turn on the broiler. Place the tomatoes under the broiler and broil until the topping is browned and bubbly about 5 minutes.
So. Very. Easy. And fabulous flavor to boot! A quick favorite for the family
how many cherry tomatoes equals 1 serving?
Hi Phillip. It’s a little hard to give you an exact number as it depends on the size of the tomatoes. There are generally 2-3 large cherry tomatoes to an ounce. Since there are 16 ounces in 1 pound… 16oz x 2 (tomatoes) = 32 x 2 (halves) = 64. If I divide 64 by 6 servings then each person gets approximately 10 halves. -Kim
These were great. We also did them with some sliced tomatoes. Tasted great!
I love this recipe, Matt. Glad to hear it was versatile. -Kim
One of my friends gave me a big veggie basket full of cherry tomatoes, and I was wondering what to make with them (besides sauce). I found this recipe on Pinterest and whipped up a bunch. They were so good, I couldn’t stop eating them, lol… I will definitely be making them again! Thanks Kim!
Super! I’m so glad you liked them Alli. I’ll admit that they are addicting… It also works for thick slices of tomatoes. Thanks for leaving a comment and letting me know you enjoyed the recipe. Have a great weekend! -Kim
Do you think i could use basil instead,?
I think that would be great, Katrina! Let me know how they taste! -Kim
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Always looking for new ways to enjoy the bounty of tomatoes coming out of my garden, and this one looks superb! Thanks for the inspiration. Gorgeous photos!
Thanks, Coley. Enjoy those tomatoes and have a good week! -Kim
These are really good! I love baked tomatoes and doing this with cherry tomatoes was an excellent idea. Perfect bite size and really flavorful.
Thanks, Matthew. I hope you enjoy them. Have a nice week!