Slow Roasted Tomato Quarters Recipes

AMAZINGLY SWEET SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

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.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO QUARTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 F (149 C). Brush 13x9-inch (30x20x5-cm) baking dish with oil.
• Insert garlic slices inside tomato quarters, and place tomatoes cut-side up in baking dish. Sprinkle with Herbes de Provence and salt, if desired. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Roast 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tomatoes are browned on edges and look mostly dry.
• Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and cool. Transfer to jar, cover with lid, and store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Cut the tomatoes in 1/2 and place them, cut-side down, on a baker's rack set in a roasting pan Drizzle the tomato halves with 3 tablespoons olive oil and roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the tomatoes are roasted to a dark red. The excess moisture will have evaporated, and the remaining tomatoes will have a delicious concentrated flavor and aroma.
• Cut the roasted tomato halves into quarters. Serve hot; toss with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, or the attached essences, and serve.
• Break the chiles apart. Remove the stems and seeds. If the chiles are still pliable, dry them in a warm oven (200 degrees) for about 1 hour, until they are very brittle.
• Transfer the chiles to a blender or spice grinder. Blend at high speed for at least 1 minute, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
• Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
• Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
• Yield: 1/3 cup
• If you are using tea bags, cut them open. Empty the tea into a blender or spice grinder. Blend the tea for at least 1 minute at high speed, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
• Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
• Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
• Yield: 1/3 cup
• Break the mushrooms into 1/2-inch pieces and place in a blender or spice grinder. Blend for at least 1 minute at high speed, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
• Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
• Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
• Yield: 1/3 cup

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Take a sheet pan large enough to hold tomatoes in a single layer and line it with parchment paper. Arrange tomatoes, cut side up, in pan.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet. Add onion and cook over low heat until tender but not brown. Stir in garlic, cook a few minutes longer, and then remove from heat.
• Scatter onion and garlic over tomatoes along with pepper flakes, basil, sugar and salt. Place in oven and roast uncovered about 3 hours, until tomatoes are cooked but hold their shapes. Allow tomatoes to cool, slip off skins, then use in recipes or freeze in containers for future use.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and basil.
• Pour half of this mixture onto a cookie sheet and spread it around.
• Place tomatoes cut-side down on cookie sheet on top of the oil blend.
• Drizzle tomatoes with remaining oil, then sprinkle with the maple sugar and salt.
• Bake slowly in oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours.
• Blend or process when done.
• Serve hot over pasta, rice, or white beans (If you don't have 3 hours, you can roast them at 400 for 30 to 45 minutes or broil for 15 minutes, but it won't taste the same).

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATILLOS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tomatillos and tomatoes, cut sides up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with coriander; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, then spread in an even layer. Bake until tomatillos and tomatoes are very soft and browned in spots, 45 to 55 minutes. To store, cover and refrigerate, up to 3 days.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• Put tomatoes, cut sides up, in 2 large shallow baking pans. Combine garlic and oil and spoon over tomatoes. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper and roast in oven 6 to 8 hours (tomatoes will be reduced in size but will retain their shape). Cool tomatoes.

FETA AND SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO SALAD WITH FRENCH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, and arrange them, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. Sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and the bay leaf; drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil.
• Bake the tomatoes until they are shriveled and dry on the outside, but a little moist inside, about 2 hours.
• Toast the pine nuts in a small pan over medium-low heat, gently shaking the pan as they toast, until beginning brown and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes; set aside.
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil; cook the green beans in the boiling water until bright green but still crisp, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse immediately with cold water.
• Combine the roasted tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, green beans, arugula, and basil in a salad bowl. Whisk together the red wine vinegar, mustard, garlic, honey, and 1/4 cup olive oil in a bowl, and pour the dressing over the salad. Stir in the crumbled feta cheese just before serving.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Remove tomato seeds with a spoon. Place tomatoes, cut side up, on baking sheets coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with cheese, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper; drizzle with oil. Bake at 250 degrees F for 2 hours.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, cut side up. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with thyme leaves; season with salt and pepper.
• Roast until tomatoes begin to collapse, brushing occasionally with pan juices, about 90 minutes. This can be made ahead and reheated in the oven at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.