Oven roasted tomatoes are such a great add to so many dishes...pasta, salad, pasta salad, sandwiches, bruschetta, hummus, pizza, risotto, paella...I could go on and on. I hadn't made any myself for a long time until I bought Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook, My Father's Daughter (I am also a big fan of her blog GOOP).
I forgot how much I loved oven roasted tomatoes until I was flipping through the pages and saw a picture of them in her book. In the summer my garden always runneth over with tomatoes and I plan on roasting and freezing a ton of them to get me through the winter when grocery store tomatoes just don't cut it for me; they are so bland and blah. Once you have grown your own tomatoes and picked them at the height of freshness you will never enjoy a grocery store tomato again...you may still eat them, but you won't "enjoy" them. Roasting the vine ripened tomatoes brings an already amazing tomato into the stratosphere.
Again...another VERY simple recipe...
INGREDIENTS
Organic tomatoes (grape, cherry, beefsteak, heirloom, any variety)
Organic olive oil
Himalayan or Celtic Sea Salt
Pepper
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Preheat the oven to 275°
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the tomatoes in half and place them in a bowl.
Lightly drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss gently to coat.
Place the tomatoes skin side down on the baking pan.
Bake for 3-6 hours (depending upon the size of the tomatoes). When they take on the appearance similar to that of a sun dried tomato they are done.
Gretchen Tseng is a Nutrition Specialist with Certification in Plant-Based Nutrition through Cornell University. At a young age she experienced a series of illnesses which propelled her to seek nutrition based solutions. Gretchen is absolutely passionate about sharing the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and can be found doing so through her website Veggie Grettie (www.veggiegrettie.com ), as a Columnist for Chic Vegan (www.chicvegan.com ), and as a freelance writer. In addition to being a nutrition nut, Gretchen is a fitness fanatic and is thrilled to be a Brand Ambassador for a clothing line that she wears and loves, NEXT by Athena. Gretchen lives in Southern California with her husband, two children, and 4 legged best bud and dreams of living on a farm someday surrounded by animals and an amazing organic garden.
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