Man cannot live on tomatoes alone...or can he?

by Keith McDuffee, Posted Sep 8th 2005 @ 3:15PM

Don't you just love having your own garden? The tomatoes somehow taste that much sweeter when they are grown with your own hand. And that's a good thing, because if you have a good healthy garden this year like I do, you'll be eating a lot of them.

Around our house, we have gotten creative with the tomatoes lately. We really don't even feel like we are eating tomatoes every night because we have prepared them so differently. Here is what we did tonight for dinner.

Roasted Fennel, Leek and Tomato

1 good sized fennel bulb, sliced and halved
1 leek, sliced
3 Roma tomatoes, sliced
The leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Feta or crumbled goat cheese

Toss the first four ingredients in the olive oil until coated. Arrange on a baking sheet and sprinkle with seasonings. Bake at 400 degrees for about a half hour, flipping halfway through. Sprinkle with cheese and serve. It went nicely with smoked bluefish.

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