Day 113: Herbed Grape Tomatoes ♥
Simple sautéed grape or cherry tomatoes, cooked just until they burst, tossed with green onion and fresh parsley. So simple, so worthwhile! ~recipe & photo updated 2010~ 2005: How simple, how delicious! And the sautéed combination of green onion and parsley is really nice. Yes, just nice! This isn't over-the-top food though I wouldn't hesitate to serve it to company either. The plump globes of tomato even look a tiny bit sophisticated in a Whole Foods kind of way. Raw, tonight's grape tomatoes are as sweet as candy. (For local followers, I get them at the Eckert's stand at the Kirkwood farmers market. I also love the cherry tomatoes from the Scharf booth at Soulard on Saturdays.) At my house, they sit out in bowls for the taking, just like my grandmothers used to leave out sweets. I suspect that this dish is only as good as its tomatoes so mid-winter, hard-ball tomatoes from the grocery might disappoint. I'm no fanatic about buying locally but when it comes to