These Grilled Tomatoes with Italian Herbs are the perfect side to any main dish. Brushed with an Italian herb-infused oil and grilled to perfection, feel free to use either an indoor grill pan or your traditional outdoor grill. These are wonderful served on a grilled vegetable or mixed green salad. I prefer serving them warm.
How to make Grilled Tomatoes with Italian Herbs
Before we get to the marinade, let’s brush the outside of our halved tomatoes with just a bit of olive oil. I prefer a good olive oil here as the ingredients are few and simple, so taste matters. Place the tomatoes onto your grill pan. We’ll begin the cooking process here and you are looking for good grill marks.
Marinade Ingredients
You’ll need the following ingredients to make the herb marinade. They include:
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Italian Seasoning Blend (or you can make your own blend)
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, to taste
- Salt
- and Pepper
Whisk together the olive oil and herbs. You can either brush the tomatoes or spoon it over them. A good silicone pastry brush is one of my favorite tools in the kitchen. They are readily available for purchase. I found mine on Amazon.
Now that the tomatoes have been grilling for a few minutes, brush on your herb-infused oil and flip to grill cut side down.
The cooking time will depend on the type and size of your tomato. You can really use any type of tomato you love here. I don’t remove the centers. They are easy to remove after grilling if you desire.
Also, feel free to use this same method for any vegetable. A grilled veggie salad is just amazing.
Just look at that juicy deliciousness! These are so good and can really be flavored with any seasoning blend you love. For instance, a Greek tomato would be lovely as well!
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Grilled Tomatoes with Italian Herbs
Ingredients
- 2 large Roma Tomatoes halved lengthwise
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil for brushing
FOR THE HERB-INFUSED OIL:
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning Blend or to taste
- 1/8 tsp Onion Powder or to taste
- pinch Garlic Powder or to taste
- pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes or to taste
- 1/4 tsp Salt or to taste
- 1/8 tsp Pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a grill pan.
- Wash, dry and halve the tomatoes. Do not remove core or seeds.
- Brush the exterior with just oil and place onto your preheated grill, cut side up for a few minutes or until you see grill marks.
- Whisk together the herb oil and brush the cut edges. Flip and grill until desired doneness.
- Serve warm with an extra sprinkling of salt.
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