Ingredients

  • 6 tomatoes, 1/8 inch sliced off stem end, cored, and seeded
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup coarse unseasoned bread crumbs (preferably homemade)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 3 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons parsley, minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano leaves, minced
  • 3 tablespoons black olives, pitted and chopped

Method

  • Sprinkle inside of each tomato with salt and place upside down on several layers of paper toweling; let stand to remove excess moisture, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, toss bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon olive oil, goat cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, olives, and pepper to taste in small bowl; set aside. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees; line bottom of 9 by 13-inch baking dish with foil.
  • Roll up several sheets of paper towels and pat inside of each tomato dry. Arrange tomatoes in single layer in baking dish. Brush top cut edges of tomatoes with 1 teaspoon oil. Mound stuffing into tomatoes (about 1/4 cup per tomato); drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Bake until tops are golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.