Blog's Category: Hors D'oeuvre, My Own Fast and Easy, Snacks, Vegetarian
Intro
One of my favorite local markets, Miles Market, often have whole basket of tomatoes on a clearance rack. For a $6-8 you can have a whole lot of nice ripe tomatoes, few of them may have a couple blemishes but overall great fruits for making fermented tomatoes or some Tomato Spread.
This time when I got a large basket of tomatoes, it was Roma tomatoes, strangely flat with a hollow insides and a very few seeds. I decided to make something nice, easy and versatile. Here what I come with.
What is it?
It is tomato halves, roasted with some olive oil and garlic. Packed into a clean jar, they can be stored in a fridge for a couple of weeks.
One of my favorite local markets, Miles Market, often have whole basket of tomatoes on a clearance rack. For a $6-8 you can have a whole lot of nice ripe tomatoes, few of them may have a couple blemishes but overall great fruits for making fermented tomatoes or some Tomato Spread.
This time when I got a large basket of tomatoes, it was Roma tomatoes, strangely flat with a hollow insides and a very few seeds. I decided to make something nice, easy and versatile. Here what I come with.
What is it?
It is tomato halves, roasted with some olive oil and garlic. Packed into a clean jar, they can be stored in a fridge for a couple of weeks.
Taste Description
There is one secret ingredient (it's sugar!) which makes this tomatoes absolutely delicious. Small amount of sugar, along with a garlic pieces, enhances natural taste of roasted tomatoes. Added olive oil rounds up a taste and works as a preservative helping tomatoes to keep longer in a fridge.
There is one secret ingredient (it's sugar!) which makes this tomatoes absolutely delicious. Small amount of sugar, along with a garlic pieces, enhances natural taste of roasted tomatoes. Added olive oil rounds up a taste and works as a preservative helping tomatoes to keep longer in a fridge.
How to Serve
Serving options:
- on a toasted country bread or baguette
- on a bagel with cream cheese (see picture below)
- on a boiled egg, slit in half
- as addition for your burger sandwich
- on a top of pita with hummus
- on a cracker with pesto
- on a top of goat cheese slice
- inside of breakfast burrito with some scrambled egg and beans
Notes
If you noticed, this recipe does not call for salt. Don't be tempted to add one! Later, if you think it absolutely lacks salt, sprinkle some right before serving, but taste first without it. I bet you'll be surprised!
Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic
- 10 roma tomatoes, cut in half
- 5 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- 2 tbs olive oil
- pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- Grease baking sheet with a little olive oil.
- Arrange tomato halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle tomatoes with sugar, garlic and olive oil.
- Roast in an upper part of oven until tomatoes are slightly caramelized on top and garlic are golden brown. Depending on oven, it may take about 1-2 hours.
- Remove tomatoes from an oven and let them cool completely.
- Transfer tomatoes, one by one, in layers, into clean and dry glass jar. Pour remaining juices and oil into a jar, on a top of tomatoes. Cover with lid and keep it in a fridge.
- Enjoy!
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IN PICTURES
Pour remaining juices on top...
Instead of cayenne, I used some finely chopped fresh chili pepper. It's optional!
Moved to a fridge.. As my tomatoes were not completely cooled, I left lid ajar for a little bit...
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