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Baked Tomatoes on Toast Recipe

A simple baked tomato topping served on toasted wholemeal bread.

From the NHS (UK) · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Cheese and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Baked Tomatoes on Toast Recipe

Oven190°C (fan oven 170°C, gas mark 5)
Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the tomatoes

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan oven 170°C, gas mark 5).

  2. Arrange the tomatoes, cut sides up, on a baking sheet.

  3. Sprinkle the tomatoes with dried herbs, chives (if using), and season with black pepper.

Bake and top

  1. Bake the tomatoes for 10 minutes.

  2. Sprinkle breadcrumbs and cheese over the tomatoes.

  3. Bake for another 5 minutes.

Serve on toast

  1. Toast the bread.

  2. Place the toast on warmed plates and divide the tomatoes between them.

  3. Sprinkle a little extra black pepper and serve.

  4. Try stuffing the baked tomatoes into warmed wholemeal pittas next time.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

684Calories
23 gProtein
11 gFat
124 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the NHS (UK).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Tomato + cherry tomatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Tomato + breadtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Tomato + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes
Soften and release juices that moisten and flavour the baked topping and toast.
Breadcrumbs
Absorb moisture and help form a light, golden crust on top of the tomatoes.
Hard cheese
Melts and browns on the surface, adding savoury flavour and a golden finish.
Wholemeal bread
Provides a toasted base that soaks up the tomato juices and adds a nutty flavour.

The step that matters

Adding the breadcrumbs and cheese. Adding them too early lets them burn before the tomatoes are cooked, while adding them after the first bake lets them toast to a golden crust without scorching.

Swap the chive

The recipe marks chive as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, cherry tomato, cheese, bread, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, cherry tomato, cheese, bread, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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