Not your usual fare, but it just may become a dish you serve often. Best part is that this works very well with the tomatoes that you buy during the cooler seasons.
5-6 medium, firm tomatoes
2 medium onions, diced
2 1/2 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 stick butter, sliced
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, place the diced onions, breadcrumbs, cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Slice the tomatoes as thin as you can (not paper thin) and layer the tomatoes in the pan, then sprinkle on a generous amount of the breadcrumb mixture, and keep layering until you have used all the tomatoes – end with the breadcrumbs. Dot with the butter slices.
Place in the oven for 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve hot.