Slow-baked Tomatoes With Garlic And Mint

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs cherry tomatoes or 1 1/2 lbs grape tomatoes
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 7 garlic cloves, peeled, split lengthwise and green shoot removed
• 1 bunch fresh mint, trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse or flake salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• toasted slices of rustic bread
• goat cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f. wash and drain tomatoes well. pat dry with paper towels.
• 2 in a nonreactive (such as earthenware) 2-quart baking dish place tomatoes in a single layer. pour on olive oil so they are very well coated and there should be a thin layer (1/8 inch) of oil on bottom of dish. toss in garlic, mint, salt and pepper.
• 3 bake, uncovered, for 45 to 60 minutes or until tomato skins split and soften but tomatoes still retain their shape.
• 4 serve hot, warm, or at room temperature. spoon or mash over slices of toasted bread and serve with goat cheese. makes 8 servings.