Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

 Oven-roasted tomatoes have an intense fresh flavor and I think this is the perfect way to preserve tomatoes. They are excellent in sandwiches, salads and pasta.Give it a try!

  

It’s up to you if you want to cut out the stems before roasting or not.Also, you can use garlic, herbs(thyme,basil,oregano or rosemary) or both to flavor the tomatoes.

Ingredients

2 large tomatoes, halved crosswise

2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced

4 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Cracked black pepper and coarse salt

Method

Preheat the oven to 160 degree Celsius. Line the baking tray with a parchment paper or aluminium foil. Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise and spread them in a single layer, cut-side up.

 Place the slices of garlic on the tomatoes, drizzle extra virgin olive oil and evenly sprinkle salt and pepper. The other way of doing this is tossing the tomatoes in a bowl with olive oil, garlic and seasonings.

Pop the tray in the the oven and let the tomatoes roast for around 2 hours. The tomatoes are done when they are shrunken, moist and chewy 

Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool before storing

You can keep this in the refrigerator in a covered container for 1 week and freeze up to 6 months. Give it a try!

Happy Cooking!