Summer Tomato Tian

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 4 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, cored and cut crosswise into ¼- to ½-inch slices
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper
• 6 sprigs fresh basil OR 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• Crusty bread, to serve

Instructions

1. 1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with 2 tablespoons oil, sprinkle with half the garlic, and arrange the tomatoes in tightly packed concentric rings.
2. 2. Season with salt and pepper, tuck in the basil OR rosemary sprigs, scatter over the remaining garlic, drizzle with the remaining oil, bake about 1½ hours, then cool 15 minutes and serve with crusty bread.
3. 3. Burrata cheese OR fresh mozzarella cheese OR flaky sea salt