Baked Tomatoes with Hazelnut Bread Crumbs

Name: Baked Tomatoes with Hazelnut Bread Crumbs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges to 6 large beefsteak tomatoes (about 3 pounds total); 473 milliliters coarse fresh bread crumbs (from country bread, preferably whole-wheat); 237 milliliters hazelnuts, toasted, any loose skins rubbed off, cooled, and coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps chopped lemon thyme or regular thyme, divided; 1 sticks unsalted butter

Baked Tomatoes with Hazelnut Bread Crumbs might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 283 calories, 7g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter, coarse bread crumbs, hazelnuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter a 2-quart shallow ceramic or glass baking dish.

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Butter

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Glass Baking Pan

Oven

Spread bread crumbs in a 4-sided sheet pan and toast in oven until dried and pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool crumbs. Increase oven temperature to 450°F.

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Breadcrumbs

Spread

Toast

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Oven

Frying Pan

Thickly slice tomatoes and arrange, overlapping, in baking dish. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon thyme. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, then cook nuts and crumbs, stirring frequently, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon evenly over tomatoes.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato

Butter

Pepper

Thyme

Nuts

Salt

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Baking Pan

Bake until tomatoes are bubbling and crumbs are browned, 15 to 25 minutes. Cool to warm or room temperature and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon thyme.

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Tomato

Thyme

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Oven

Bread crumbs and nuts can be toasted (but not cooked in butter) 1 day ahead and kept together in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

Nuts