Baked Tomatoes Stuffed with Sausage 

Total time: 35 minutes
   If you can't find bulk sausage, get regular sausages and squeeze the meat out of the casing of 1 or 2. I put a bit of cheese in the bottom of these, it melts into the tomato, absorbing some of the juice.

 Ingredients:

• 2 large garden fresh tomatoes, 7 - 8 oz each (225gr each)
• 3oz (90gr) Italian sausage or ground beef
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 cup (1oz, 30gr) shredded cheese
• fresh basil leave for garnish (and nibbling) if you have them

 Instructions:

• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet.  Add paprika and sauté 30 seconds. 
• Add oregano, sausage and sauté until it's brown, breaking it up as finely as you can. 
• Slice the tops off of the tomatoes and scoop out the center, 1 1/4" - 1 1/2" (4cm) deep. 
• Put a bit of cheese in the bottom of each tomato. 
• Spoon meat mixture on top of the cheese, dividing evenly. 
• Put into a small, shallow baking dish and bake at 400F  (200C) for 15 minutes, until tomatoes are hot and sausage is browning. 
• Remove, sprinkle remaining cheese on top of each tomato. 
• Return to oven until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. 
• Remove and serve.