Warmed Sliced Tomatoes are good as a side dish or served over thickly sliced bread drizzled with olive oil.

INGREDIENTS

2 medium Beefsteak tomatoes, sliced*
Fresh basil, torn into small pieces.
Olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Balsamic vinegar*
A sprinkle of salt

DIRECTIONS

Heat olive oil in pan and add sliced tomatoes and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until slices are thoroughly heated. Remove from heat and toss in your basil and stir gently. Place tomatoes on a large *hot* dish and add a dash of balsamic vinegar, a little olive oil and freshly ground pepper. Taste before adding salt.


Hint
*Use very ripe tomatoes. If you can't get use 4 or 5 plum tomatoes
*Look for a really good balsamic vinegar. Balsamic vinegar is a reduction of white sweet grapes that are boiled to a syrup and aged. Do not buy one with caramel or brown sugar added. Better to buy good balsamic in a small bottle to be used sparingly, rather than a larger bottle of inferior balsamic.