Garlic and Herb Roasted Tomatoes

I love all kinds of roasted vegetables, but this recipe for garlic and herb roasted tomatoes is exceptional.

Roasted tomatoes by themselves are fabulous, and roasted garlic by itself is delicious, but tomatoes slowly roasted together with fresh garlic, freshly snipped oregano, and fresh basil is sensational.

I found today's recipe for slow roasted garlic tomatoes on a great blog called, Mostly Food and Crafts which is my Secret Recipe Club partner for this month of June!

I selected the roasted tomato recipe because the recipe called for fresh oregano and fresh basil. Both of which were growing on my deck in pots.

Ingredients and Instructions from Mostly Food and Craft's site

 

What you need:

1 pint or 6-8 handfuls cherry tomatoes

1 head of garlic

2 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped

2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2-3 splashes olive oil

What you do:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut a small slit n the top of each tomato.

Fill a small cast iron skillet with the tomatoes, slit side up.

Separate the  head of  garlic cloves and cut the cloves to fit and insert into the slits on top of the tomatoes.

Sprinkle the herbs and spices on top and then drizzle the olive oil over the tomatoes.

Roast the tomatoes for 35 minutes then remove from oven. Press the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon to release some of the juices. Stir a little to combine.

Return the pan to the oven and roast for another hour. 

Press tomatoes again to crush the roasted garlic and mix well.

Serve and enjoy!

** My adanptions:
 I didn't have a cast iron skillet, so I used a stainless steel skillet. Before I put the tomatoes back in the second time, I added some freshly squeezed lemon juice. Because I don't like things hot, I left out the red pepper.

Gather Ingredients

Slit the cherry  tomato and placed a piece of garlic inside


After I roasted the tomatoes, I used them for the topping on my cauliflower crusted low carb pizza.

                                
                                     Cooked cauliflower crusted pizza  without the roasted tomatoes

Roasted tomatoes on cauliflower crust before cooking 

My husband ate the tomato and garlic  as a side with some fried eggs, or you could eat them with humus, on top of rice, or with any vegetables. 

This recipe calls for an entire bulb of garlic peeled . See my post for how to peel the whole head in 1 minute.
                                                click here:  Peel an entire bulb of garlic in 30 seconds

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