Broiled Tomato And Mozzarella Cheese Fans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, cut into 12 slices
4 large tomatoes, cored

Preparation

Stir together oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper flakes in medium-size shallow dish.
Add cheese slices, overlapping if necessary, and turning to coat completely with oil.
Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
Preheat broiler.
Make 3 equally spaced vertical cuts in each tomato, starting from bottom and not cutting all the way through tomato (so tomato can \"fan\").
Insert a cheese slice into each cut.
Place tomatoes in shallow flameproof baking dish.
Brush with any remaining marinade.
Broil tomatoes 6 inches from heat until cheese is melted and lightly browned and tomatoes are heated through, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Pour any pan juices over tomatoes before serving.