Grilled Tomatoes And Green Onions

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 large tomatoes, firm, cut into slices 1/2 to 1/4 inch thick
• 10 -12 green onions, trimmed including 4-inch of green tops
• fresh basil or fresh parsley sprig

Recipe

• 1 prepare grill with oiled rack set 4-6 inches from the fire.
• 2 in a small bowl, stir together the oil, lemon juice or vinegar, chopped basil , shallots, salt and pepper.
• 3 arrange the tomatoes and onions on the rack.
• 4 grill, turning them 2-3 times and brushing with the oil mixture, about 5 minutes.
• 5 if the onions are large, they may take 1-2 minutes longer.
• 6 transfer the tomatoes and onions to a platter and garnish with the basil or parsley sprigs.