Grilled Green Or Red Tomato With Herbs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 green tomatoes, cleaned and stems removed
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch hot red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh minced marjoram
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh minced oregano
• 3/4 cup grated cheese (goat cheese is great on these as well) (optional) or 1 cup cheese, alternative (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut tomatoes crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
• 2 in a large zip lock bag, gently mix tomato slices, olive oil, tabasco or hot pepper flakes, sugar, salt and black pepper, garlic, oregano and the marjoram. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 seal and chill at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• 4 remove tomatoes from marinade (discard or make a dressing by adding vinegar to taste!) and lay on an oiled grill over medium heat (you can hold your hand at grill level only 4 to 5 seconds) cover gas grill.
• 5 cook, turning once, at this point you can top with cheese if you are using until tomatoes are nicely browned, 6 to 10 minutes total.
• 6 for vegan omit the cheeses.