Roasting tomatoes in the oven makes them sweet, jammy, juicy, and perfect for adding to soups and sauces or using as a topping for crostini.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword how to roast tomatoes, roasted tomatoes
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 4cups
Calories 151kcal
Ingredients
4poundstomatoes(cocktail, roma, plum, or cherry)
2tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
6-8 clovesgarlic(left whole or roughly chopped)
½ teaspoonkosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
10sprigsfresh herbs (such as thyme, basil, parsley, or rosemary)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Prep the tomatoes. If using cherry or cocktail tomatoes, you can leave the tomatoes whole. For plum or romas, I first stem the tomatoes, then slice them in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds by gently squeezing them out (if you feel like it), or remove with a spoon.
Season and toss with oil. Working on the baking sheet, toss the tomatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Add the garlic and herbs.
Roast. Arrange the tomatoes, cut side up if cut in half, in a single layer on the baking sheet. For cocktail, roma, or plum tomatoes, roast for 40-50 minutes or until the skin softens and begins to burst. For cherry tomatoes, roast for 15-20 minutes.
Storage: Store roasted tomatoes in the fridge, in an air-tight container or mason jar with their juice, for 5-7 days. Or, freeze the tomatoes in freezer-safe storage bags for 4-6 months. Freeze the bags flat so you can stack them upright to save room later.