Tomates Farcies

• 4 ripe beefsteak tomatoes
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 yellow onion
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup Gruyere
• sea salt
• pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2. Cut the tops off of each tomato and reserve the top.
3. It will become a little hat, or as the French say, le chapeau.
4. Using a spoon, remove the seeds and scoop out the innards being careful not to pierce through the tomato flesh.
5. Sprinkle tomatoes with sea salt and turn them upside down so that the excess water drains out.
6. Mix together all the other ingredients except the olive oil by hand until combined.
7. Place the stuffing in each tomato, sprinkle with Gruyere, cover with the cut tomato slice and drizzle a little extra olive oil on top.
8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
9. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, then allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

tomatoes, ground beef, breadcrumbs, yellow onion, parsley, thyme, olive oil, gruyere, salt, pepper

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/tomates-farcies-recipe/ (may not work)