Roasted Tomatoes
A both savory and sweet, camelized, roasted tomato
Servings: 5
Ingredients
Basic Roasted Tomato Recipe
- 3 lbs Tomatoes cut in half, quarters or sixths depending on size
- 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1-2 teaspoons Kosher Salt to taste
Optional Seasoning Choices
- This is not an exhaustive list, just some things I have used in the past. Pick 1-3 things that seem to go together!
- 3-4 Tablespoons grated or shredded Parmesan
- 1-2 teaspoons Onion or Garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Pepper unsalted
- fresh ground Black Pepper to taste (omit if you are using lemon pepper)
- 2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon chopped Fresh Herbs (except for basil- sprinkle on after roasting)
- 1 teaspoon dried Herbs
- 2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled and sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Everything Bagel Seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450
- Arrange the tomatoes in a single layer on a rimmed sheet pan making sure there is at least a one inch space around each one.
- Drizzle olive oil on each tomato.and sprinkle with the Kosher salt.
- Choose what other kind of seasoning you want on your roasted tomatoes and sprinkle what you want on each tomato.
- Roast for 25-35 minutes in center of oven until tomatoes begin to brown and get caramelized.
Modifications
One of the reasons I make this is because it is so absolutely easy to make. Spice mixes help sometimes, but the tomatoes need so little on them to taste good.
I sliced the tomatoes with a tomato knife. The serrations make it a lot easier to get through the skin.