Roasted Tomatoes

Name: Roasted Tomatoes
Ingredients: 8 large ripe tomatoes, cut in half horizontally; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley or basil, snipped with scissors

5 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 large ripe tomatoes, cut in half horizontally
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley or basil, snipped with scissors

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2

Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut-side up.
3

Sprinkle with the olive oil and add salt and pepper to taste.
4

Bake for two to three hours, or until tomatoes begin to collapse and caramelize.
5

Sprinkle with garlic halfway through the cooking time or at the very end, and add either the parsley or the basil before serving.
6

Serve the tomatoes hot or at room temperature.