Recipe For Cooking Slow-Baked Tennessee Tomatoes

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Slow-Baked Tennessee Tomatoes

Source: the kitchen of Pick Tennessee Products

6 lrg. ripe tomatoes, cut in half horizontally
6 tea. olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 C. crumbled goat cheese
3 Tbsp. chopped basil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Place tomatoes on cookie sheet, cut sides up. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 2 to 3 hr. or until the tomatoes collapse and begin to caramelize. Sprinkle with garlic about halfway through baking, and sprinkle with goat cheese during last 5 min. Sprinkle with basil just before serving.

Makes approximately 6 servings.