Baked tomatoes with spicy sausage

Babiche Martens

Over the summer, I’ve been enjoying tomatoes tossed into salads, eaten with fresh mozzarella and basil and sliced on cheese and crackers. So it’s time to change it up and bake some bigger ones with a simple, tasty filling. I have used a spicy sausage, but keep it mild if you are feeding the children. These also make a great quick lunch.

Ingredients

8 large	Tomatoes (Main)
6	Sausages, spicy (Main)
½ cup	Breadcrumbs
½ cup	Chopped parsley
1 Tbsp	Lemon zest
¾ cup	Grated parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp	Parsley, to garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170C.
2. Cut top off tomatoes. Using a small sharp knife cut around the inside without slicing the sides and remove and discard seeds and pulp. Tip upside down on a paper towel to drain.
3. Squeeze meat from sausages into a large bowl. Add breadcrumbs, parsley, lemon and . cup parmesan. Mix thoroughly then place in the tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan.
4. Bake for 20 minutes until soft and the sausage meat is cooked and golden.
5. Serve hot with a sprinkle of parsley and a side salad.

More light summer dishes from Angela

• Apricot and ginger pudding
• Courgette and walnut spaghetti