Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
- Susie Csorsz Brown
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
The good thing about cherry tomatoes is that they are ALWAYS available. The other good thing about cherry tomatoes is that they have hidden within them the most amazing flavor; they just need a teensy bit of heat and time to coax it out of them.
This is a (Super!) basic recipe that can be used in a myriad of ways. It is one to make and keep in your fridge for that whim that hits. It is very very yummy. How to use these jammy little bits of tomatoe-y goodness? Scooped onto pasta. In a sandwich. On a salad. On a potato. In scrambled eggs or an omelette. On chicken. On fish. On tofu. In a frittata. On toast. I think you see where I am going with this...
So be sure to buy more cherry tomatoes!
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups of amazing magic
Ingredients
2 pints cherry tomatoes, stemmed
container or 2 of mushrooms, ends trimmed, optional
4 - 5 garlic cloves, smashed
1 tablespoon brown sugar or maple syrup
1/4 cup olive oil
Fine grain sea salt
freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in top third of the oven. Totally optional: Line a baking pan with foil, for easy clean up.
Slice each tomato in half, or in quarters if the tomatoes are a bit larger. Place in a large enough baking pan, roasting pan, or rimmed baking sheet that they sit in a single layer. Add mushrooms to the pan, if you are using them.
Add the garlic, mushrooms, if using, brown sugar, drizzle with olive oil and a couple generous pinches of salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss well to combine. You can, if you'd like, arrange the tomatoes cut side up, but not absolutely necessary.
Bake for 60 - 75 minutes (less time if you use smaller cherry tomatoes), or until the tomatoes are shrunken and golden around the edges. Toss once or twice along the way. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Transfer to jar or storage container.
The tomatoes keep nicely in a jar or glass container for up to a week (refrigerated), so you can do this whenever you pick up cherry tomatoes, and use them throughout the week.
Enjoy!