Roast tomatoes with anchovy and basil recipe

A brilliant fresh tomato recipe to use up a glut of tomatoes.

Tomatoes recipe McCarthy Stone
Recipes
Posted 26 May 2021
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Prep: 40 minutes (including cooking) Cook: 20 minutes
Difficulty level
average
Number of servings
Serves:
4
H
Healthy
V
Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the roast tomatoes

  • 500g seasonal ripe tomatoes of your choice
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • a drizzle of olive oil

For the dressing

  • 3 small anchovy fillets
  • 40ml olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • A handful of basil leaves

Method

Preparation

  1. Place your choice of tomatoes in a roasting tin.
  2. Crush the garlic cloves and add to the tin.
  3. Trickle over olive oil.
  4. Roast at 200/gas 6 for about 20 mins.
  5. Mash the anchovies with the olive oil and vinegar. Tear in the basil leaves.
  6. When the tomatoes come out of the oven, toss them immediately in the dressing and leave to cool.

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