Provencal Cherry Tomato Gratin (Ina Garten)(from Louise)

By ctaubenheim

Louise Michaelis recommended

Ingredients

• 3 pints cherry or grape tomatoes, halves
• 1 1/2 Tbsp plus 1/4 cup good olive oil
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 large garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 cups coarse bread cubes from a country bread

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Place the tomatoes in a 9x13 ceramic dish. Add the 1 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil, thyme, 1tsp salt and 1/2tsp pepper and toss together. Spread the tomatoes evenly in the pan. Place the garlic, parsley, and 1/2tsp salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until the garlic is finely chopped. Add the bread cubes and process until the bread is in crumbs. Add the 1/4 cup of olive oil and pulse a few times to blend. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the tomatoes. Bake the gratin for 40 minutes, until the crumbs are golden and the tomatoes. Bake the gratin for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crumbs are golden and the tomato juices are bubbling. Serve hot or warm.