Fire Roasted Tomatoes (With Video)
Fire roasted tomatoes are easy to make yourself at home! Just oven bake some plump, fresh roma tomatoes with olive oil, fresh herbs and garlic for maximum flavour.
Servings 10
Calories 36kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg fresh roma tomatoes (plum tomatoes) halved lengthways
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220c.
- Place halved tomatoes in a bowl along with olive oil, finely chopped basil, finely chopped oregano, crushed garlic and salt, then mix well to coat.1 kg fresh roma tomatoes (plum tomatoes), 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil, 1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano, 3 garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon fine salt
- Using tongs, place tomatoes cut-side up on a rimmed baking sheet then place in the oven to bake for 20 minutes or until tomatoes are soft.
- Once they are cooked, leave them on the baking sheet and place it under the griller/broiler for a few minutes to char lightly.
Video
Notes
- You want to use very ripe tomatoes, the more ripe the better. This will give you a richer, more tasty result.
- I like to use fresh herbs, but you could use 1 ⅓ teaspoons each of dried basil and oregano instead.
- Finishing the tomatoes off under the close, intense heat of the grill element gives them nice charred, smoky edges that you will have trouble getting just from oven baking alone.
- Don't go too far away while the tomatoes are under the grill, the edges will start to char quite quickly.
- Instead of using the grill, you could also do this step with a small kitchen blow torch if you have one.
- If you are going to remove the skin from the tomatoes once they are cooked (depending on what you are using them for) I recommend wearing gloves as contact with the acid in the tomato juice can make the skin on your hands peel.
- *Please note that the nutritional information is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*
Nutrition
Calories: 36kcal