Our tomatoes are finally ripening much to the little tomato addict's (and peanut butter, cheese, peas, bananas, garlic...addict's) delight. Yes, that would be my dog. You know, I think she only likes her little bite of steak she gets occasionally because we smother it in garlic. The steak, well it just messes with her being a vegetarian. I believe she's truly a vegetarian at heart.
Back to the tomatoes. It's amazing some days that I get any fruit off the plants because Kona runs up, grabs a tomato off the plant and runs to go eat it on the grass. It's not just tomatoes though. She sits under the raspberry bushes and aggressively nips each individual berry off the bush. Then there was the pea fiasco a few years ago. Let me tell you first, that we don't plant peas any longer. The first summer we planted them, Kona ran and picked the peas off the vine. Then the next summer, she got so excited that there were going to be peas in the garden that she ripped the vines right out of the ground and started flinging and chasing them around the back yard. Unfortunately, she pulled all the vines out before they produced any actual peas (the vines themselves must to a dog smell the same as the peas).
Moral of the story is: My dog is a vegetarian.
Back to the tomatoes. I was able to wrestle a few nice looking tomatoes out from under her nose and I decided to grill them. Typically I do these on a pan under the broiler, but because our oven is still broken and we were BBQing, I did them out on the grill instead.
Serves 3
Ingredients
3 Tomatoes
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
2 Leaves Fresh Basil
1/2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
*Optional*
Feta Cheese
Directions
~Wash tomatoes and slice in half.
~Brush flat surface with oil.
~Spread the garlic and finely chopped basil over the oil.
~Season with salt & pepper
~Lightly brush over the top again with oil.
~Sprinkle with feta cheese if desired.
~Place on a baking sheet and under the broiler or directly onto the grill and grill until tomatoes soften and warm through.
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