Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 4 large fresh tomatoes
• 4 ounces goat cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped bottled roasted red peppers
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon torn fresh basil leaves
• kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven broiler.

2. 2

   Slice the tops off of the tomatoes and hollow out by removing the seeds.

3. 3

   In a bowl, mix the goat cheese and chopped red peppers together. Spoon an equal amount of the cheese mixture into each hollowed out tomato. Place stuffed tomatoes upright in a baking dish. Top each tomato evenly with the bread crumbs and torn basil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Place under broiler for 5 to 10 minutes until bread crumbs are lightly browned.