Grilled Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 1.6 tomatoes, small; halved; placed on foil
• 2.10 millilitre brown sugar, mixed into seasoning
• 3.1.25 millilitre dried basil, or a little chopped fresh
• 4.0.6 millilitre salt
• 5.0.6 millilitre black pepper, freshly ground
• 6.15 millilitre lemon juice, mixed into seasoning
• 7.1.25 millilitre butter, dotted on tomatoes; small amounts
• 8.15 millilitre butter, larger amount also called for; dot generously

Method

1. 1.Halve the tomatoes and place on a piece of foil.
2. 2.Mix together the sugar, the basil, the salt, the pepper and the lemon juice. Sprinkle each tomato with a little of this mixture. Dot with the butter.
3. 3.Cook under a preheated grill (two racks down) for 6–8 minutes.
4. 4.Sprinkle with parsley and serve in a heated dish, with the cooking juices poured over.

Notes

• Alternative serving: blend 4 tablespoons cream with 1 tablespoon French mustard. Heat until just hot and pour over the tomatoes before serving. Garnish with mint if liked.
• Card lists butter twice (¼ teaspoon and 1 tablespoon) — likely the smaller amount is for the seasoning mixture and the tablespoon is for dotting the tomatoes.