Tomato And Mozzarella Burger

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large tomatoes, ripe (approx 2 1/2 lb)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
• 2 sprigs fresh basil, leaves picked

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 slice a thin piece from the rounded bottom of each tomato, so they sit upright.
• 3 slice each tomato in half horizontally. arrange the tomato halves, cut side up on a shallow roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet lined with foil.
• 4 drizzle with the oil, then sprinkle on the salt and pepper.
• 5 scatter the garlic over the tomatoes.
• 6 roast until they're softened and warmed through, approx 15 minutes.
• 7 mine took longer -- approx 25 minutes. mean while, cut the mozzarella into 6- 1/2 inch rounds.
• 8 using a spatula, sandwich each cheese slice between 2 hot tomato halves.
• 9 the heat of tomatoes will melt the cheese slightly.
• 10 drizzle with the juices collected in the roasting pan and garnish with basil.