Last night, I roasted cherry tomatoes in the oven and then my taste buds died of joy!
Where have these been my whole life?
I follow a couple of accounts online that have been discussing various ways to enjoy tomatoes during the bounty of summer. Roasting had come up a time or two and lingered on my radar. I had a container of cherry tomatoes that needed to be used and thought I would give roasting a try. Here is how easy it was...pour the container of tomatoes out onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, leave the tomatoes whole, drizzle with some olive oil and sprinkle with salt. I dug in and used my hands to make sure each tomato was coated with oil and salt, because I like cooking with my hands and I didn't want any tomato to feel left out. Pop them into a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or so. Wait for the delicious goodness that is this blackened bottom to happen.
LET IT HAPPEN - do not panic!
Then eat. Eat them all. That is what I did. I ate them ALL and could have eaten at least three more containers with no problem and no remorse.
After I ate about ten of the tomatoes straight off the cookie sheet, I a few took pictures and texted some friends to proclaim their goodness. I poured the rest of them on top of a bed of greens and gobbled them up along with this delicious gluten free pasta dish. The pasta dish was just thrown together with whatever I was pulling out of my fridge. I sauteed a whole onion along with some sweet peppers until they were caramelized, then tossed in the cooked pasta with a some butter and garlic and a bit of salt and red pepper flakes. Then I sat down and ate dinner with a huge smile on my face. It was really good!
I love most all tomatoes, but these roasted tomatoes were just some kind of magical. Really. I almost think I enjoyed them more right off the cookie sheet! Like, I would make these to eat as a snack to eat watching a football game. In fact, I think I will do exactly that! Now, if you are not a tomato fan (Hey, Beth!) then you probably won't enjoy this version, but everyone else....MAKE THEM TONIGHT!
P.S. If you were wondering....no my boys did not eat this. I made meatball and cheese stuffed jumbo shells for them. From all accounts, it was also tasty.
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