Broiled French Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ripe tomatoes, cut in half
salt and pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 c. bread crumbs
dried basil
fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Preparation

Slice tomatoes in half cutting across the grain.
Arrange on a baking sheet.
Add salt and pepper. Mix the garlic,
oil and bread crumbs together and place some on the open face of each tomato half.
Sprinkle a bit of basil on each and top with about 1 tsp. cheese for each tomato.
Broil until cheese melts a bit and turns golden brown.
Remove from oven and heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Heat the tomatoes for about 15 minutes before serving.
Do not overcook or they will be mushy.