Super quick and simple side dish for all your cherry tomatoes and basil.

[beac]

If you are like me, your home garden is overflowing with little cherry and grape tomatoes and bushels of basil.

This dish takes mere minutes from start to finish and is really yummy to boot.

Wash and dry cherry/grape tomatoes. Cut larger ones (over 1.5") in half.

Chop basil finely.

Heat a skillet over heat, then add just enough olive oil to barely wet the bottom of the pan.

Add tomatoes and basil (the tomatoes should sizzle when they hit the pan) and stir for about 30 seconds. Cut off the heat and stir for about another 30 seconds. Add a little salt and pepper and you're ready to serve!

The goal is to heat the tomatoes so they aren't raw anymore, but still have that fresh-from-the-garden taste. They should burst in your mouth when you bite them, but the good news is that a little over-cooking is ok too.

I love this dish b/c you can make it at the last minute and it looks so pretty on the plate, especially with a mix of red and yellow tomatoes.

[elleng]

1. Sounds LOVELY, beac!

I may try it in my 'new' kitchen soon, even tho I don't have a garden there this year! (Just moving Saturday!)

[beac]

2. In the winter months when we crave this, I buy organic grape tomatoes & basil from the store

and it's almost as tasty as with home-grown ingredients.

Good luck with your move! I've done a move or two in August and you have my sympathy. Hope you have some cool temperatures.

[elleng]

3. Not cool here, beac!

But its a rather small and simple move! Thanks