Slow Roasted Tomatoes Recipes

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

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.

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.

SLOW-ROASTED SUMMER TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12×17-inch rimmed baking sheet or two 9×12-inch rimmed baking sheets with foil. If you have parchment, put a sheet on top of the foil. Coat the pan or pans with 3 Tbs. of the olive oil.
• Cut the tomatoes in half through the equator (not through the stem). Arrange the halves, cut side up, on the baking sheet, turning to coat their bottoms with some of the oil. Sprinkle a pinch each of salt and sugar over each half, and drizzle each with a few drops of balsamic vinegar. Arrange the garlic over the halves and top with a generous sprinkling of thyme. Pour the remaining 1 cup olive oil over and around the tomato halves.
• Roast in the center of the oven until the tomatoes are concentrated, dark reddish brown (with deep browning around the edges and in places on the pan) and quite collapsed (at least half their original height; they will collapse more as they cool), about 3 hours for very ripe, fleshy tomatoes, about 4 hours for tomatoes that are less ripe or that have a high ­water content. Let cool for at least 10 to 15 minutes and then serve warm or at room temperature. Be sure to reserve the tomato oil (keep refrigerated for up to a week) to use on its own or in a vinaigrette.
• Quicker-cooking variation: Remove the seeds and gelatinous pulp (poke them out with your fingers) before roasting. These tomatoes cook more quickly (check for doneness after 2 hours) but yield a slightly flatter, less meaty-but perfectly pleasant-result.
• Plum tomato variation: Substitute plum tomatoes, cut in half through the stem end and seeded. The roasting time will be about 2 hours. Roasted plum tomato halves hold together particularly well; layer them in a ­terrine or roll them up, stuffed with goat cheese and basil, as an appetizer.

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 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:

• Heat oven to 250.
• Slice tomatoes thickly, to yield about three slices per tomato.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Mix spices and sugar.
• Brush tomatoes with olive oil, and sprinkle with a large pinch of seasoning mixture.
• Roast the tomatoes for 3 hours.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
• Put tomatoes, cut side up, in 2 large 4-sided sheet 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 greatly reduced in size but still moist). Cool.

SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees and place the rack in the center of the oven.
• Place tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer. Place shallots and thyme sprigs over tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. If doubling this recipe to use in Focaccia with Slow Roasted Tomatoes, distribute tomatoes, shallots, and thyme evenly between two baking sheets and place the sheets in upper and lower thirds of oven.
• Roast until tomatoes are wilted and browning in places, 2 to 2 1/2 hours, turning tomatoes a few times.

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-COOKED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Heat oven to 120C/fan 100C/gas ½. Halve the tomatoes widthways and place, cut-side up, in a roasting pan. Peel the garlic cloves and slice very thinly into slivers. Put a sliver on each tomato, season and scatter over thyme or rosemary leaves. Sprinkle each with sherry vinegar, then with balsamic vinegar and finally with olive oil. Bake for 2-3 hrs until soft and slightly shrivelled. Remove and cool.

SLOW-ROASTED PLUM TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Mix together onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and basil in an 8-inch square baking pan; spread evenly in the bottom of the pan. Place tomatoes, cut-sides down, on top of the onion mixture. Drizzle olive oil on top. Sprinkle with sugar and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tomatoes have started to collapse and are browning around the edges, about 2 1/2 hours.

SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 F (about 9 hours roasting time)
• Wash tomatoes, dry, and cut each tomato in half lengthwise, keeping the stem spot in one piece (to grab when peeling the tomatoes later.) Put tomatoes in a bowl and toss with olive oil and herbs. (Any combination of herbs that appeals to you can be used.).
• Brush cookie sheet very lightly with olive oil. Arrange tomatoes cut-side down on cookie sheet.
• After about 8 hours, start checking tomatoes. They're done when skins puff up and tomatoes are reduced in size by at least half. It's a personal preference as to how dried you like them, and I prefer to cook mine until they look fairly dense, but still a tiny bit juicy.
• Let cool.
• Slip tomato skins off, collecting tomato meat and juices. Transfer to freezer bags and freeze.