On Veteran’s Day, Nancy and I visited the Murrieta Rotary Club’s Field of Honor. All the rows of American Flags and the attached stories of the individual Veteran represented provides quite an impressive display. You need to visit if you have never been.
We stopped for lunch at the Downtown Public Restaurant after our visit to the Field of Honor. On their menu, their list of appetizers includes what they call their “Tomato Addiction” which is Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, some Herbs, and Balsamic Vinegar. You should not miss this if you enjoy the taste of roasted tomatoes.
What a delicious starter to have before your main meal. The combination of the heavy garlic and the sweet tartness of the balsamic vinegar with the roasted tomatoes is such that you just can’t stop taking bite after bite. No wonder they call it Tomato Addiction. Tomato heaven happens when you add some of the roasted tomato mixture to some of the provided homemade garlic-toasted sourdough bread. It just doesn’t get any better!
The Downtown Public Restaurant does such a great job on this appetizer that I had to come up with my own version. The recipe is not complex as there are few ingredients. Leave some comments and let me know what you think of the recipe!
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Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, and Balsamic Vinegar…A Perfect Combination!
2
servings10
minutes10
minutesIngredients
1 Cup 1 Olive oil
1 Cup 1 Grapeseed oil
12 oz 12 Cherry/grape tomatoes
1 Head 1 Garlic, very thinly sliced
1 Tbl 1 Italian herb seasoning
1 tsp 1 Salt and pepper
1-2 Tbl 1-2 Balsamic vinegar
- Garnish
Fresh basil, sliced thin
2 or more Slices 2 or more Sourdough bread
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Making a very strong garlic oil, take your head of garlic, peel off the skins, and cut garlic into very thin slices.
- Put oils in a small saucepan and place on the stove over low heat. Heat for about 20 minutes to turn your oil into a garlic oil. Don’t worry about the extra. Whatever is leftover can be used to season some of your other recipes.
- Place tomatoes in a bowl. Add 3 Tablespoons of your garlic oil to the bowl.
- Add Italian herb seasoning to the bowl.
- Sprinkle in the bowl some salt and pepper.
- Toss all ingredients well. Place bowl contents in a cast iron pan or small baking tray.
- Cook tomato mixture for 10 minutes, or till most of your tomatoes have burst.
- Add balsamic vinegar to the pan and stir. Let tomato mixture combine with balsamic vinegar and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Garnish and Plating
- If you have some cast iron pans, place two in the oven to warm up.
- When the tomato mixture has set for a couple of minutes, take small cast iron pans out of the oven and plate some of the tomato mixture into the pans.
- Brush some of the garlic oil on the bread and toast under the broiler or in a pan on top of the stove. You can add a small amount of finishing salt to the bread if you desire. Slice bread in half and serve.
- Top plate off with some sliced basil and serve.
- Enjoy!
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