this is a cheats version of sunkissed tomatoes - they are more like oven-kissed tomatoes! the heat brings out the most wonderful aroma of every tomato (even the ones that taste like water!). i always season the tomatoes with a pinch of sugar but it's optional. it just helps them to caramelize in the oven. if you dont want them to turn brownish, simply leave out the sugar.
roasting time depends on size of tomatoes. just keep an eye on your tomatoes while they are roasting in the oven and lower or increase heat if needed.
they taste wonderful in a salad, make a great topping for a risotto, a pizza or simply served as antipasti. i love them on a creamy goats cheese toast as you can see on the picture. perfect for a breezy summernight, spent with friends and a bottle of chilled wine.
RECIPE sunkissed tomatoes
500g cherry- or small san marzano tomatoes
fresh thyme, leaves plucked
sea salt
fresh pepper
a pinch of sugar
olive oil
heat oven to 150c°. wash and halve the tomatoes and arrange in a large heat-proof dish. srinkle with a little salt, the thyme, freshly ground pepper and a pinch of sugar (optional). drizzle generously with olive oil.
"bake" in the middle of the oven for about 2-3 hours, checking from time to time & dashing them around in the dish so they are always lightly covered with the oil. bake until tomatoes start to caramelize and start to dry out.
let cool and keep in an airtight glass & cover with some olive oil.
RECIPE goats cheese toast with sunkissed tomatoes
1 baguette, cut in thick slices
250g goats cheese, cut in slices (about 1cm)
olive oil
basil pesto
runny honey
sunkissed tomatoes (recipe above)
a hand full of roasted pine nuts
heat oven to 180c°
sprinkle the baguette slices with some olive oil and toast in the oven until crisp (about 10 minutes, depending how fiery your oven is). then top with goats cheese and bake for 5-10 minutes until cheese is soft. put on a large wodden board (perfect for serving), top each toast with a teaspoon of pesto, drizzle with honey and sprinkle with some roasted pine nuts. top each toast with 1 or 2 sundried tomatoes. - serve with napkins (runny honey, runny cheese!)
for more wonderful recipes, made with herbs and veggies check out this weeks roundup of "weekend herb blogging", founded by kalyn & hosted by pat (check out the bear on her site!!!) this week. enjoy!
This looks absolutely to die for! Beautiful pics as well! My mouth is watering!
ReplyDeleteI actually gasped at this dish! I think I might have to go out and get all the ingredients and make it this weekend! Looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love roasted tomatoes. (This is why I planted so many tomato plants, so I can make tomatoes like this!) Your photos are great and I love the idea of the goat cheese with the tomatoes.
ReplyDeletehi jenndz. what would you say - this is a perfect leftover dish! you just need a little cheese, a little bread, a little peson and a couple of tomatoes. glad you like it!
ReplyDeletehi katie b. thanks for gasping. i am actually serving this (once again..) th is weekend, too. hope yours turned out as delicious as mine. it's so easy, but sooo good!
kalyn - glad you like the tomatoes. i wonder how big your garden is...? it must be filled with fresh fruit and veggies and herbs. thanks for your compliment on the photos. really, i am just pushing the button and hoping for the best... thanks!
oh my god that looks SO amazing!
ReplyDeleteAnd yay! You like honey on goats cheese, too. Someone was making fun of me last week for putting honey on my goat cheese!
These look amazing! Perfect for those spring tomatoes that are a little lacking in flavor.
ReplyDeleteWow, those look delicious. I love the intense flavour of dried tomatoes and goats cheese.
ReplyDeletehi un-swiss miss - isnt it fab? this way those water-tasting tomatoes from coop still get some flavour.
ReplyDeletekatie - i agree: goats cheese and sundried tomatoes make a perfect match!
oh Myriam! All my favorite flavors! Yum! Looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteTomatoes and basil go together like peanut butter & jelly.
I've got my tomatoes upside-down this year~ we'll see how it works!
What a delicious recipe, Myriam! I love how you prepared the tomatoes and the ingredients you paired them with are just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI am mesmerized. Your pictures are just GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely amazing. I so very much want some...
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I've never seen more perfectly red looking tomatoes. This looks delicious, I love goat's cheese and pairing them with tomatoes sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I keep coming back just to look at these beauties!
ReplyDeletehello all - oh thank you thank you for all your sweet messaged. i am so glad you all like this combination (most of my guest think i am a bit of a crazy girl puttin honey on my toast...) but i think it's just sooo good.
ReplyDeletejenndz - you are too cute. thanks for coming back. now go and make some for yourself so you can not only look at them but eat them, too!
Goat cheese, olive oil, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes on toast....Heaven.
ReplyDeleteOh my this is a recipe right up my alley! It looks incredible and I can simply taste all the flavors!
ReplyDeleteOh these sound great! How long will they keep for in the fridge?
ReplyDeletejulie & meeta - this is avery tasty little number. all the good stuff in one recipe.
ReplyDeletecourtney - these toats are best still warm fresh out of the oven. i wouldnt keep them in the fridge. if you have any left-overs, simply wrap some clingfilm around it and warm them up the next day (and make sure you drizzle more honey on top of them once they are warm again!)