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Slow-Roasted Plum Tomatoes

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

  1. 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
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