Ingredients serve 6 .

6 large tomatoes

6 large fresh basil

4 garlic cloves

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Rock salt

Fresh milled black pepper

Dressing

2 tablespoon olive oil

To garish

6 large fresh basil leaves

Black olives .

Method

Preheat the oven to 200/c / 400/F (gas mark 6).

To prepare the tomatoes pour boiling water over them and leave for 1 minute.

Drain off water , cool slightly and peel carefully . Cut each tomato in half and place in a roasting tin , cut side up . Season with salt and pepper . Sprinkle with chopped garlic and a few dops of olive oil and half basil leaf on each tomato .

Roast for 1 hour until the edges blacken . Remove the tray and cool .

To garish , place half a basil leaf on each tomato and sprinkle with oil whisked with balsamic vinegar . Top with black olive and serve at room temperture with crusty farmhouse bread.

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