These sweet roasted tomatoes are great on sandwiches or chopped up in pasta.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
8 plum tomatoes
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, sliced
1/2 bunch fresh thyme
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
Step 1
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Slice the tomatoes in half lengthwise and put them in a large bowl. Drizzle with a 4-count of oil. Toss in the garlic and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Toss the tomatoes to coat in the flavored oil. Arrange the tomatoes on a sheet pan in a single layer, cut side up. Pour the oil from the bowl over the tomatoes and roast for 3 hours to concentrate their flavor. They should be shrunken and dry to the touch.
Reprinted with permission from Tyler Florence's Real Kitchen by Tyler Florence. © 2003 Clarkson Potter
