These sweet roasted tomatoes are great on sandwiches or chopped up in pasta.

　　

Ingredients

serves 4 to 6

　　8 plum tomatoes

　　Extra-virgin olive oil

　　4 garlic cloves, sliced

　　1/2 bunch fresh thyme

　　Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

　　

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