Roasted Tomatoes with Shallots and Herbs

I made these tasty little treats to go along with the delicious Roasted Salmon with Citrus and Herbs. These tomatoes were super easy!

Roasted Tomatoes with Shallots and Herbs
4 medium tomatoes, cut in half horizontally
1/2 tsp salt, divided
cooking spray
1/4 cup minced shallots
1 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tsp chopped fresh or 1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chopped fresh or 1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp chopped fresh or 1/8 tsp dried rosemary
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Core and seed tomato halves. Sprinkle cut sides of tomato halves with 1/4 tsp salt. Place tomato halves, cut sides down, on paper towels. Let stand 20 minutes.
3. Place tomato halves, cut sides up, in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp salt, shallots, and next 5 ingredients. Drizzle with oil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr, 15 mins or until tomatoes soften.

Notes:
-Compare and contrast Shallots and Onions?
  Shallots and Onions both make your eyes water, badly.
  Shallots and Onions both look the same when 'finely chopped'.
  Shallots are found beside the garlic in the grocery stores, Onions are found beside the potatoes.
  If you really want to know the difference check out this website. Little F.F. for ya (fun fact). Now you know...thank you Wiki Answers.
-These tomatoes are BURSTING with flavor! They could be very versatile if you want to create your own special blend of herbs to put on these bad boys. Another fun addition may be adding some version of nuts to the tops.
-1 hr and 15mins is a long time to wait for tomatoes to bake. Next time I might try a combo of baking and broiling to make the process go quicker.
-Delicious and Nutritious!