Tomato Gratin

Ingredients

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  2 large or 328g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, seasoned

  1 cup or 120g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Basil

  Fresh

  2 tbsp, chopped or 5g

• Parmesan cheese

  Low sodium

  ⅓ cup, grated or 33g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Slice tomatoes approximately 1/2-inch thick.
2. Preheat oven to 500F.
3. Arrange tomato slices, slightly overlapping, in an oiled 9-inch gratin dish or shallow casserole. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with basil.
4. Cook garlic in oil in a small skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in bread crumbs, cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle over tomatoes.
5. Bake in middle of oven until crumbs are golden, about 15 minutes.