Tomatoes Provençal
This is a great classic dish of Provençal cuisine: tomato halves topped with a kind of stuffing mixture of breadcrumbs, parsley and garlic.
In this version, they are served on a bed of white rice.
In this version, they are served on a bed of white rice.
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Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
12 tomatoes - 2
fine (or table) salt - 3
90 g parsley - 4
3 cloves garlic - 5
3 tablespoons herbes de Provence - 6
150 g breadcrumbs - 7 salt
- 8
pepper - 9
3 knobs butter - 10
1 kg 500 g cooked rice - 11
12 tablespoons olive oil - 12 6 tablespoons olive oil
- Total weight: 3,315 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 33 min.
Cooking: 36 min.
All in all: 1 hour 9 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Cut the tomatoes in half horizontally.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Sprinkle the tops with fine salt, then turn upside down and stand on a wire rack. Salt the bottoms and leave to drain for a good half hour.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Prepare the stuffing by blending together 90 g parsley (leaves only), 3 cloves garlic (peeled), 3 tablespoons herbes de Provence, 150 g breadcrumbs, salt and pepper.
This will give you a nice green crumbly mixture or thick paste.
Set aside.
This will give you a nice green crumbly mixture or thick paste.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Butter a gratin dish and spread the 1 kg 500 g cooked rice evenly in the bottom.
Pour 12 tablespoons olive oil over to stop it drying out too much in the oven.
Butter a gratin dish and spread the 1 kg 500 g cooked rice evenly in the bottom.
Pour 12 tablespoons olive oil over to stop it drying out too much in the oven.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the tomato halves, cut side downwards.
Fry for 2 or 3 minutes on this side.
Fry for 2 or 3 minutes on this side.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Turn the tomatoes and fry for a further 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Sit the tomatoes on the rice.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Top each tomato with a generous layer of the stuffing mixture, then trickle a little olive oil over.
Stage 10 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Stage 11
Serve 2 tomato halves per person on a bed of rice.
Remarks
In stage 5, it works well if you use meat juices or a little stock in place of the olive oil.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 50 % | 960 90 % | 1,450 220 % | 5,290 270 % | 22,160 270 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 1 % | 30 3 % | 40 7 % | 160 8 % | 670 8 % |
| Per person | 9 4 % | 80 8 % | 120 20 % | 440 20 % | 1,850 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 15.40 €
- Per person : 1.28 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked rice
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Breadcrumbs
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Parsley
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Tomato
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