Fried Red Tomatoes

Personally, I don't care for fried green tomatoes, unless we're talking about the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes". Here's a red fried tomatoes recipe I came up with.

Ingredients:

• 2 Plum tomatoes cut in half lengthwise
• 6 Tbsp. fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 5 tsp. extra virgin olive oil, plus 2 Tbsp. for frying
• 4 heaping tsp. shredded Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Mix together the 5 tsp. of olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Spread mixture on cut side of each tomato half.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in small skillet over medium low heat. Place tomatoes, mixture side down, in the skillet and cover. Simmer for 3 minutes, turn over and sprinkle each half with 1 heaping tsp. of the cheese. Cover and simmer 2 more minutes.

Serve immediately but tasty at room temperature, too.

By Deeli