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Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

This recipe for slow-roasted cherry tomatoes is a delicious, mostly hands-off way to use fresh summer produce. Serve these roasted veggies as a condiment with sandwiches, stirred into pasta, or as a side dish!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 53 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Condiments
Cuisine: French , American

Ingredients

  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for storing (extra oil optional)
  • 2 sprigs rosemary, thyme, or basil, removed from stems and roughly chopped I like to mix + use all 3 herbs

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 225°F.
  2. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet or in a large cast-iron pan. Drizzle olive oil over the tomatoes, and sprinkle with the salt.
  3. Roast about 3 hours, until tomatoes appear dried, but are still juicy when pressed.
  4. Stir in the fresh herbs.
  5. Use immediately:Serve tomatoes as a side dish, serve on polenta, use them as pizza toppings, add them to a sandwich, or stir them into pasta.Make Ahead + Refrigerate:Gently press tomatoes and herbs into a glass jar, and cover with oil. Use within 1 week. Make sure to use the oil in the jar-- it will become infused with tomato flavoring!Make Ahead + Freeze:Gently press tomatoes and herbs into a glass jar or freezer bag, and cover with oil. Freeze, and use within 10 months. Note: frozen tomatoes will not retain their shape as well as fresh or refrigerated, but are still delicious when used as a condiment, as pizza topping, or in pasta.

Nutrition Information

Calories 53kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 304mg (13%) Potassium 258mg (7%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 593IU (12%) Vitamin C 27mg (30%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 53

% Daily Value*

Calories 53kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 304mg 13%
Potassium 258mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 593IU 12%
Vitamin C 27mg 30%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.