With tomato season approaching, it’s time to bring out one of our favorite appetizers – a mini BLT, substituting fresh basil for the lettuce.
Makes 24
Ingredients
- 12 roma tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 3 slices bacon, cut in 2 inch pieces
- 12 small to medium fresh basil leaves
- Olive oil for drizzle
- Slice tomatoes vertically. With your fingers discard seeds and liquid. Place on a baking pan, and sprinkle with shallot and garlic, salt and pepper. Bake in a 250 degree oven for 21/2 – 3 hours, until tomatoes are dry but flexible.
- Place bacon piece on tomato shell and top with basil leaf. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.
If you have any Taft Street Rose of Pinot Noir around, you are in luck. If not, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc will substitute nicely.