method
1. Wash and dry the tomatoes and cut a lid from each one. Remove and discard the tomato centres using a teaspoon and sprinkle inside with salt and pepper. Finely chop the tomato lids. Finely chop the garlic.
2. Crumble the cheese in a basin, mix with the garlic, breadcrumbs, chopped tomato and herbs. Fill the tomatoes with this mixture and sprinkle with oil.
3. Grease an ovenproof dish with butter. Arrange the tomatoes in the dish and bake them on the middle shelf of a moderately hot oven (200°C, 400°F, gas 6) for 20 minutes.
Serve with: wholemeal toast and fresh green salad.
serving amount
serves 4
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