Name: Skillet-Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Basil
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 ½ pints cherry tomatoes; 24 squash blossoms (optional); ¼ cup small basil leaves or chopped basil; Salt and freshly ground pepper

Chris Cosentino remembers charring tomatoes when he was a line cook under chef Mark Miller at Red Sage in Washington, DC. "Mark always said, 'It needs fleck,' " Cosentino says, referring to the blackened bits on the skins. "The fire brings out the sweetness in the tomatoes." More Tomato Recipes

Skillet-Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Basil

olive oil

cherry tomatoes

squash blossoms (optional)

basil leaves basil

Salt and pepper

Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking, 5 minutes. Add the olive oil, tomatoes and squash blossoms and cook until the tomatoes are lightly charred and about to burst, 3 minutes.


Off the heat, stir in the basil. Season with salt and pepper and serve right away.


Skillet-Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Basil

Total: 15 minutes

Servings: 10

Cost: $1.18 /serving

Author : Chris Cosentino

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