Baked Tomatoes, Beans and Garlic
This easy dish can be served as an appetizer or as a meal. Serve with a crusty bread, either sliced or torn. I use a Staub ceramic baking dish (10.5 x 7.5 inches).
Baked Tomatoes, Garlic and Beans
This makes a great appetizer or a quick one-dish meal served with a crusty bread.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
- 8 large cloves garlic (or to taste)
- few sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup canned cannelloni beans rinsed and drained
- chili pepper flakes to taste
- pinch salt
- freshly ground pepper to taste
- Gruyère cheese (or crème fraîche) grated
- crusty bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Add the tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, fresh thyme springs, chili pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to a baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until the garlic and tomatoes are soft.
- Once tomatoes and garlic are soft, take dish out of oven, and mash the garlic and tomatoes with a fork. Stir in the beans and return to oven for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and add grated Gruyère cheese to lightly cover the top (or stir in 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche). Return to over for a few minutes until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let the mixture slightly cool. Serve with a crusty toasted bread, either cut in slices or torn.