Marinated Tomatoes And Mushrooms

• 8 medium tomatoes
• salt
• pepper (freshly ground)
• 4 basil leaves or 1/2 tsp. dried basil, crumbled
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 3 to 5 tsp. wine vinegar
• 8 medium mushrooms
• black olives

1. Peel and slice tomatoes (submerge in boiling water for 1 minute, then peel).
2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and basil.
3. Add garlic to oil; drizzle half of oil over tomatoes.
4. Sprinkle sparingly with 1 to 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
5. Rinse mushrooms; do not remove stems.
6. Slice lengthwise.
7. Arrange over tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper and remainder of oil.
8. Sprinkle with remainder of vinegar.
9. Cover with plastic wrap and chill well. Garnish with black olives.
10. Serves 10.
11. Great for a cookout!

tomatoes, salt, pepper, basil, clove garlic, olive oil, wine vinegar, mushrooms, black olives

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=381864 (may not work)