Slice the tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place them cut side up on a lightly oiled baking tray. Sprinkle more olive oil on top of the tomatoes and season with a good dash of pepper and a tiny pinch of salt. Also sprinkle with the dried herbs.

Place the tray with the tomatoes in the oven and grill them for about 5 to 7 minutes under a hot grill until the top starts to dry out a little. Keep an eye on the tomatoes, don’t burn them.

Carefully remove the hot baking tray from the oven and let the tomatoes cool down al little until they are cool enough to touch. Then place a fresh sage leaf on top of each tomato.

Wrap a slice of bacon around the tomato covering the sage. Sprinkle with extra pepper to taste. Don’t add too much salt because the bacon will probably be salty enough already.

Then place the bacon wrapped tomatoes back on the tray and put them in the oven again under a hot grill. Grill the tomatoes for another 6 to 8 minutes until the bacon starts to crisp up and is cooked through. Then remove the tomatoes from the oven and transfer them to a serving dish. Serve hot.