Upside Down Crispy Tomato Cornbread
Author: A Couple Cooks
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Yields: 8 servings
Ingredients
- • 5 to 6 Village Farms Sinfully Sweet Campari® tomatoes (enough for 24 thin slices)
- • 12 small sage leaves
- • 1½ cups cornmeal
- • 1½ cups all purpose flour
- • 1½ tablespoons baking powder
- • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- • 3 eggs
- • 1½ cups milk
- • ½ cup olive oil
- • 2 tablespoons butter
- • Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Using a sharp serrated knife, thinly slice the tomatoes. Salt them and place them on a cutting board. After a few minutes, transfer them to a paper towel and place another paper towel on top to remove as much liquid as possible. Wash and dry the sage leaves.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, then stir in the milk and olive oil.
- When the oven is preheated, place the butter in a 9 x 13” pan and place the pan in the oven for a few minutes to melt the butter. Once the butter has melted, brush it over the entire pan. Arrange tomatoes and sage leaves on the bottom of the pan (ours fit 6 rows of 4 tomatoes; make sure to place the sage leaves upside down).
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. As carefully as possible, slowly pour the batter over the tomatoes and sage leaves, making sure not to move the rows of tomatoes. Smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake about 30 minutes, until the sides are browned (if your oven is uneven, at 15 minutes, rotate the pan for even baking). Remove from the oven and run a sharp knife around the edges, then carefully invert it onto a baking sheet. Top with a thin layer of finely grated Parmesan cheese and broil on high for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp.
- Cut into pieces and serve warm (or at room temperature). To store, wrap the remaining pieces in aluminum foil and store refrigerated or frozen. Prior to serving, reheat in a 350F oven until warmed through and crisp (the bread becomes very dry when cold, so reheating for a few minutes in the oven is preferable.)