23 pan provencal Recipes

tomatoes , halved lengthwise, minced garlic, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil , plus additional for drizzling tomatoes, pacific albacore tuna (or other fresh tuna steak), herbes de provence, coarse salt, white bean puree , recipe follows, pesto , recipe follows, suggestion: sauteed greens , asparagus or haricots verts, special equipment : oak, cherry or hickory wood for smoking, stovetop smoker or old roasting pan

olive oil plus a little extra for oiling the baking pan, unflavored dry bread crumbs, divided (i have used 12 grain bread or healthy bread, ie whatever i have that was getting ready to go green so turned into breadcrumbs), ripe, but not mushy , tomatoes, eggplant, unpeeled but rinsed and patted dry (i don tsp get the big ones, instead i get the ones that are smaller or even the japanese type, less seeds, less bitter . farmers market is the place to find the smaller eggplant), garlic, chopped flat leaf parsley, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, herbes de provence (see note )