SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND LIME
Inspired by a meal at Le Jardin des Plumes in the French town of Giverny, where the artist Monet lived and worked, this dish is as beautiful as it is unusual: It's simply a tomato gently roasted and basted with olive oil. It tastes vegetal and rich, as you'd expect, but it's also sweet and citrusy. The surprise is at the core, which gets filled with sugar and lime zest. During the hours in the oven, the oil, sugar and zest find their way into every fiber of the tomato, technically making it a kind of confit, a dish usually cooked in fat or sugar - or, in this case, both. Serve the tomato warm or at room temperature as a starter, perhaps with a tiny salad, or, for your most adventurous friends, serve it chilled for dessert, topped with vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of oil and some flaky salt.
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories appetizer, dessert, side dish
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Center a rack in the oven and heat to 200 degrees. Have a nonreactive baking pan at hand that can hold the tomatoes comfortably, such as a 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate.
- Put a large saucepan of water to boil and fill a large bowl with cold water and ice cubes. Cut a shallow X in the bottom of each tomato, and one by one, drop them into the boiling water. Count 15 to 20 seconds, then transfer the tomatoes to the bowl of ice water. Peel each tomato. Using a small knife, remove each tomato's core, creating a V-shaped hollow an inch or so deep. Arrange the tomatoes in the pan.
- Put the sugar in a small bowl, then finely grate the zest from both limes over it. Rub the ingredients together between your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic and maybe colored. Spoon an equal amount of sugar into each tomato.
- If you're using lemon or lime oil or extract, stir it into the olive oil. Spoon the olive oil over the tomatoes, allowing just a few drops to fall into the tomatoes' hollows.
- Bake for 2 to 3 hours, basting a couple of times each hour, until the tomatoes are soft all the way through but still hold their shape. (You can poke them with a bamboo skewer or the tip of a thin knife to test.) Remove the dish from the oven, and season the tomatoes with salt and pepper.
- These are best served at room temperature, but can also be enjoyed warm or even chilled. Spoon a little oil from the baking dish over each tomato just before serving. These are at their peak the day they are made, but they'll hold for a day in the refrigerator. If you've refrigerated the tomatoes, it's best to serve them either chilled or at room temperature.
AMAZINGLY SWEET SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES
These don't look like they are going to taste as amazing as they do, and I know it might be asking a lot to have the oven on for 2 hours on a hot summer day. But it's on low and the end result will be worth it. Lean over the plate when you bite into the tomatoes, as the juice may squirt. You can eat these as a snack or a side dish, or put them through a food mill for an incredibly sweet sauce.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 3h
Yield Serves 4 as a snack, side dish or sauce.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Put the halved tomatoes in a bowl and toss with the olive oil. Oil a rack that will fit on top of a baking sheet. Place foil on the baking sheet and oil the foil, and place the rack on top. Place the tomatoes, cut side up, on the rack. Sprinkle with coarse salt and a tiny amount of sugar. Place in the oven and roast for 2 hours. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about 30 minutes. The tomatoes will look a little dry on the surfaces and the skin will be tough. But when you bite into the tomatoes you'll experience a rush of incredibly sweet juice and pulp. If you want to use these for a sauce, put through the fine blade of a food mill.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 56, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 275 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES
Intensify the flavor of ripe plum tomatoes with a slow-and-low roast in the oven.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 5h10m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil.
- Arrange the tomatoes, cut side-up, in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and scatter with the thyme sprigs. Bake until the tomatoes are slightly shriveled but still plump, about 5 hours.
- Use the roasted tomatoes right away or layer with fresh thyme sprigs in a resealable container and cover with oil. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
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- 2 pounds of tomatoes (Roma or plum tomatoes work best)
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- A handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped
- A pinch of salt and black pepper
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven at 225F.
- Cut the tomatoes into equal halves and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure they are not overlapping and there is enough space between them.
- Sprinkle the chopped garlic over the tomatoes, followed by salt, black pepper, and olive oil.
- Bake the tomatoes for about 3 to 4 hours or until they start to shrivel and the edges are slightly caramelized.
- Once done, remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the tomatoes cool for a few minutes. Sprinkle fresh herbs (like basil) over the tomatoes.
- You can serve the tomatoes immediately while they are warm or store them in a container with olive oil for future use.