Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese
Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese is one of the easiest side dishes you can make with five ingredients. Deliciously tasty and a great way to use up those of your ripe, juicy tomatoes. Serve these warm, cheesy tomatoes as a simple side dish or an elegant appetizer alongside your favorite charcuterie board.
Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese
Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese is an unpretentious recipe that can be served all year long. But summertime is when these beauties are at their best flavor.
This simple recipe showcases only high-quality ingredients, with flavors that always turn out delicious. Plus, we prefer to make our own fresh basil pesto sauce (which’s nut-free) and use it over the tomatoes, topped with shredded Parmesan cheese. YUM! The best part is that the baked sliced tomatoes can be ready in 10 to 15 minutes. (We love that!)
Serve them as a side dish with any of your grilled meats, like London Broil steak, chicken kabobs, oven-roasted baby back ribs, and even fish. We love them also, along with sliced, toasted, crusty bread to create a delicious “bruschetta” with these baked sliced tomatoes.
Tomatoes are wonderful this time of year. Be sure to try our Swiss chard steamed with tomatoes and Italian Tomato Salad next. These are very easy and delicious sides you can make with tomatoes.
A Few Recipe Tips:
- This recipe is highly adaptable – you can adjust the pesto and grated cheese to suit your taste. Add more or less.
- When slicing the tomatoes, they don’t have to be perfect or of exact thickness. The tomatoes will bake the same.
- Bake them in advance, then reheat them when you’re ready to serve.
- Baking times will vary because everyone’s oven is different, so you will need to keep an eye on them.
- Go ahead and try this recipe with other cheeses or other toppings to your liking. But we like to keep it simple.
A Few Ingredients You Will Need
For our baked sliced tomatoes recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- 3 juicy ripe tomatoes (we prefer the tomatoes-on-the-vine)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper
- fresh basil pesto sauce (you have on hand, or store-bought)
- grated or shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
How to Make Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese?
This is a very simple recipe, and anyone can make it. Plus, our full recipe card is located at the bottom for your convenience. But let us show you how easy it is to make this recipe.
- First, preheat the oven to 375F(190 °C). Grab a cutting board, and slice each tomato into slices. Place them onto a baking sheet, side by side, and fit as many as you can on the baking sheet.
2. Next, lightly drizzle over the slices with extra virgin olive oil, and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Transfer the baking sheet to a preheated oven at 375°F for 5 minutes. Then remove from the oven and place them on the stove top.
3. After baking them for the first 5 minutes, spoon some pesto sauce over each tomato slice (about 1 teaspoon, or more to your liking) and top with some grated Parmesan cheese. Place the baking pan back into the oven for an additional 5 minutes or more, until the cheese is melted.
4. Remove from oven, taste one baked tomato slice. If needed, sprinkle additional salt over them. Transfer onto a warm serving platter and serve.
How to Store Any Leftovers
Store any leftover baked sliced tomatoes on a plate and cover with aluminum foil or clear wrap. You can also store them in a sealed container and enjoy them the next day for lunch, either cold or warm.
Variations…
- Switch out the cheese and add one you prefer.
- Omit the basil pesto, if you don’t care for it.
Craving for More Delicious Ideas for Tomatoes…
Here are a few more ideas you can make with tomatoes from 2 Sisters Recipes:
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Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese
Baked Sliced Tomatoes with Pesto & Cheese happens to be one of the easiest sides dishes you can make using five ingredients. Deliciously tasty and a great way to use up those of your ripe, juicy tomatoes. Serve these warm, cheesy tomatoes as a simple side dish or an elegant appetizer alongside your favorite charcuterie board.
Ingredients
- 3 juicy ripe tomatoes (we prefer the tomatoes-on-the-vine)
- 1 or 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 3 to 5 Tbsp. fresh basil pesto sauce (you have on hand, or store-bought)
- grated or shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Instructions
1. First, preheat the oven to 375F(190C). Grab a cutting board, and slice each tomato into slices. Place them onto a baking sheet, side by side and fit as many as you can on the baking sheet.
2. Lightly drizzle with over the slices with extra virgin olive oil, and sprinkle over them with salt and pepper.
3. Transfer the baking sheet into a preheated oven of 375F degrees, and bake them for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and place them on stove top.
4. Next, spoon some pesto sauce over each tomato slice. NOTE: Here you can spoon as much as you want. Then top with some grated or shredded parmesan cheese. Then return the baking sheet back into the oven for additional 5 minutes, or more until the cheese is melted.
5. Remove from oven, taste one baked tomato slice. If needed, sprinkle additional salt over them. Transfer onto a warm serving platter and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 servings Serving Size: 1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 75Total Fat: 6gCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 4g
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