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Summer Fest: A Celebration of Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

August 25, 2010 by Nicole 48 Comments

Bruschetta with Chevre and Slow Roasted Tomatoes

The Summer Fest theme this week is tomatoes and I can’t think of a better thing to talk about than slow-roasted tomatoes.  I made these for the first time last September and they were absolutely amazing.  Although I made them a few more times throughout the year with grocery store cherry tomatoes, I’ve been waiting for some good summer tomatoes to roast.

Cut Tomatoes with Herbs and Olive Oil

Yesterday I roasted a tray of 20 gorgeous Roma tomatoes that I had picked up at the Saturday Farmer’s Market.  It took all day, but the end result was fantastic.  I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but I ate about 15 of those tomatoes for dinner last night.  I just kept picking them off the tray as they were cooling.  My name is Nicole and I ate 15 Roma tomatoes in one night!  Now you know why you aren’t seeing photos of slow-roasted Roma tomatoes… I ate them before I could photograph them.

Tomatoes after Roasting

But I also roasted a pan of cherry tomatoes since I didn’t have enough Romas to fill two pans.  If you’re going to have the oven on all day anyway, you really should fill all the racks with tomatoes.  I managed to eat at least a handful of the cherry tomatoes, too.  I know what you’re thinking.  But you’ll understand once you make some yourself.  You should do that.

Tomatoes in Jar

How to Make Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

And here are some more links to help you along your tomato-roasting journey.  These bloggers won’t steer you wrong.  You need to do this!

Instructions for Slow-Roasting Tomatoes:

  • Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at Stephen Cooks
  • Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at A Veggie Venture
  • How to Make Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at Kalyn’s Kitchen
  • Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at Smitten Kitchen
  • Slow-Roasted Tomatoes with Sea Salt and Ground Coriander at Orangette
  • Slow-Roasted Tomatoes at Andrea’s Recipes

What to do with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes:

  • Pasta Salad with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes, Grilled Zucchini, and Basil at Kalyn’s Kitchen
  • Slow-Roasted Tomato Bruschetta at The Perfect Pantry
  • Slow-Roasted Tomato Hummus at Andrea’s Recipes
  • Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce at The Kitchn
  • Slow-Roasted Tomato Soup at A Veggie Venture

Other Summer Fest Attendees Celebrating Tomatoes:

  • Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef: Heirloom Tomato Tart with Parmesan Crust
  • Alison at Food2: Heirloom tomatoes
  • The FN Dish: Tyler’s Ultimate Tomato Salads
  • Margaret at A Way to Garden: More than one way to ripen a tomato
  • Gilded Fork: Celebrating summer lusciousness with a tomato dossier and recipes
  • Diane and Todd at White on Rice Couple: Sun-dried tomatoes (actually made in the sun!)
  • Paige at The Sister Project: 3 substantial, healthy, vegetarian tomatoey main dishes
  • Liz at the Cooking Channel: Easy Tomato Tart
  • Kelly at Just a Taste: Tomato Jam
  • Alexis at Food Network UK: The seven deadly tomato sins
  • Michelle at Healthy Eats: Top 10 Things to Do With Tomatoes
  • Marilyn at Simmer Till Done: Cherry Tomato & Maytag Blue Beignets
  • Alana at Eating From the Ground Up: Roasted Green Salsa (green zebras and tomatillos), and how late August makes her hurt for New Mexico
  • Tigress in a Pickle: Over 50 ways to preserve tomatoes in jars
  • Caron at San Diego Foodstuff: Chunky Garden Gazpacho with Flowered Corn Tortillas and Melissa Clark’s Tomato Tarte Tatin
  • Judy of Over a Tuscan Stove: Tomatoes the Italian Way
  • Cate at Sweetnicks: A Loaded Bowl (filled with brown rice, Jersey fresh tomatoes, buttery avocados and more deliciousness)

How You Can Join in Summer Fest 2010

Summer Fest 2010 Have a recipe or tip that fits any of our weekly themes? Starting with our posts of Wednesday, July 28, for five Wednesdays, you can contribute in various ways, big or small.

Contribute a whole post, or a comment—whatever you wish. It’s meant to be fun, viral, fluid. No pressure, just delicious. Simply leave your tip or recipe or favorite links in the comments below a Summer Fest post on my blog, and then go visit my collaborators and do the same.

The cross-blog event idea works best when you leave your recipe or favorite links (whether to your own blog or someone else’s) at all the host blogs. Yes, copy and paste them everywhere! That way, they are likely to be seen by the widest audience. Everyone benefits, and some pretty great dialog starts simmering.

Or think bigger: Publish entire posts of your own, if you wish, and grab the juicy Summer Fest 2010 tomato badge (illustrated by Matt of Mattbites.com).

Summer Fest 2010 Posting Schedule

7/28: Cukes and Zukes
8/4: Corn
8/11: Herbs, Greens, and Beans
8/18: Stone Fruit – I missed this one!
8/25: Tomatoes

Filed Under: Herbs and Spices, Recommendations, Summerfest 2010, Vegetarian

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  1. Nancy says

    August 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    those look amazing - and I think you showed considerable restraint in only eating 15 :-) We have had amazing tomatoes in our CSA share and our garden tomatoes are loving our recent heatwave (me, not so much). My favorite salad of late is this very simple tomato, goat cheese and basil salad - I love to add in some capers along with the olives http://guinnah.blogspot.com/2010/08/tomato-goat-cheese-and-basil-salad.html
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  2. Stephanie @ Dollop of Cream says

    August 25, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    Slow-roasted tomatoes are wonderful -- I especially love them in grilled sandwiches. I usually use a slightly different technique, so I"m looking forward to trying yours. My contribution to Summer Fest this week is a cheesy tomato and zucchini gratin, bubbling out of the oven, just waiting to be eaten for dinner . . . http://www.dollopofcream.com/2010/08/summer-fest-tomato-zucchini-gratin_25.html
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  3. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    August 25, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    So glad you've joined the Slow-Roasted Tomato Gang! I haven't bought a sun-dried tomato in four years, since I started making pounds and pounds of these tomatoes and storing them in my freezer every winter.
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  4. Kristy says

    August 25, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Those tomatoes look so amazing, my mouth is watering!! lol I've never done this and am sooo going to give it a try! Thanks for sharing all the info!!! :)
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  5. Judy says

    August 25, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    well at least you get them into the oven! I am just eating our tomatoes right from the plant!!! will probalby have to buy some to make these! but will do.. I put thyme in mine when I jar ....
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  6. Mandy - The Complete Cook Book says

    August 26, 2010 at 3:18 am

    I fully appreciate and understand your consumption of these yummy little morsels straight from the tray! Now, just to find the patience while waiting for them to roast in the oven. :-) Mandy
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  7. leslie land says

    August 26, 2010 at 6:52 am

    Good as these are - VERY! - I'm still in the fast roasted tomato camp; love the caramelized quality they get. And of course although the oven's hotter, it's not on nearly so long. Admit this may be because we dry our cherry tomatoes; the fast roasting is mostly applied to big juicy honkers like Brandywines. The recipe link's in this post, which is sort of its own mini summerfest. In addition to the tomatoes there's a savory zucchini cake and a love letter (with cooking suggestions) to heirloom Black Mexican corn. http://leslieland.com/2010/08/pole-beans-tomatoes-ripe-peppers-oh-my-and-it-isnt-even-september-yet
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  8. Mary Papoulias-Platis says

    August 26, 2010 at 10:49 am

    Love,love,love roasted tomatoes! This year I ventured out and planted a Greek tomato variety,"Thessaloniki"a small and juicy tomato, which I purchased at Quail garden's annual "Tomato-Mania" festival. My recipe is my Greek Egg scramble, my mother's favorite for warm summer nights. http://www.californiagreekgirl.com/?p=242
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  9. Jami says

    August 26, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    Ooh, this looks yummy! Here's what I do with regular roasted tomatoes: http://www.anoregoncottage.com/2009/08/roasted-tomato-and-vegetable-sauce.html
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  10. Lana says

    August 26, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Nicole, I tried this the old-fashioned way first, drying the tomatoes in the sun, on my mother's elevated porch, but the wasps liked them too much, and I do not get close to wasps, like "phobia" big time. When I discovered the slow roasted route, there was no going back. All you need is some good, ripe tomatoes. I had them in my garden in Ohio, but here, in Cali, I have to go to markets to get them. Breaks my heart. Anyway, they carry with them the essence of the summer, and we all need that come January. My contribution to the Summer Fest is a story of my garden and a Serbian Sautee of Onions, Peppers, and Tomatoes. http://bibberche.com/2010/08/onion-peppers-tomato-sautee-sataras/
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  11. Kathleen says

    August 28, 2010 at 8:36 am

    Will definitely try this method. See my contribution to Summer Fest at http://dejavucook.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/tomato-and-onion-tart/ and also at http://dejavucook.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/roasted-parmesan-tomatoes
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  12. Shaheen {The Purple Foodie} says

    August 30, 2010 at 9:20 am

    i loveeee slow roasted tomatoes! I think you just tempted me to make these again.
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  13. Myriam says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Hi, I left you a comment before, for some reason it didn´t go through. My mother used to make tomato sauce the same way as Lana did. And yes, I remember the flies. But it was exquisite. She dried them and then put them in an hermetic jar with olive oil and herbs. I prefer this method, it´s clean and fast compared to my mom´s. Thank you, Myriam
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  14. Jeanette says

    September 16, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    I love all the great recipes! Just wanted to share a couple of posts I made on tomatoes: "What To Do With A Box Of Tomatoes" http://jeanetteshealthyliving.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-to-do-with-box-of-tomatoes.html Warm Vidalia Onion and Heirloom Tomato Salad http://jeanetteshealthyliving.blogspot.com/2010/08/enjoying-end-of-summers-bounty.html
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  15. Kristen says

    July 9, 2012 at 5:52 am

    Hi Nicole, The tomatoes look delicious! Do you know anyone who cans them? I'd be interested in a preserving recipe if you know anyone who does this. ~Kristen
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  16. Aqiyl Aniys says

    March 16, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    I love roasted tomatoes. I wish I could dive into the picture and eat them right now!
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