Garden abundance

What do you do when your garden is overflowing with grape tomatoes?  Well, you search the Web and find one of your favorite chefs recipe for tomatoes gratin.  It was a no-brainer to give this a try when it was an Ina recipe.  Very easy and flavorful..so much so I hope we have another big harvest to make this again.

Grape Tomatoes Gratin 

3 pints cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1½ tablespoons plus ¼ cup good olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 large garlic cloves, peeled
¹/³ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 cups coarse bread cubes from a country bread



Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Place the tomatoes in a 9 x 13-inch ceramic dish. Add the 1½ tablespoons of olive oil, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and toss together. Spread the tomatoes evenly in the pan.

Place the garlic, parsley, and ½ teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until the garlic is finely chopped. Add the bread cubes and process until the bread is in crumbs. Add the ¼ cup of olive oil and pulse a few times to blend. 

Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the tomatoes.

Bake the gratin for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crumbs are golden and the tomato juices are bubbling. Serve hot or warm.