6 hour roasted tomato spread
Original Blog Post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2022/03/6-hour-roasted-tomato-spread.html
Ingredients (Printable recipe)
6 lb cherry or grape tomatoes
2 tablespoon salt
½ cup white sugar
3 tablespoons fresh thyme
4 tablespoon minced garlic
½ cup olive oil
Directions
preheat the oven to 250 degrees F
Wash and dry all the tomatoes and place them into a baking dish
slice approximately half of the tomatoes
add salt, sugar, garlic, thyme, and ¼ cup of oil
toss thoroughly and place in the oven for 3 hours
after three hours toss, make sure no tomatoes are sticking to the pan, and return to the oven for another 3 hours
remove from the oven and allow to completely cool
The tomatoes would have reduced in size considerably as their flavors have concentrated
pour the contents into a food processor along with additional ¼ cup olive oil and blend until smooth.
place into a sealable container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
Greedy Tips:
If you plan to use this as a flavor enhancer in soups, stews, and cream sauces I would recommend freezing for extended shelf life. Place the spread in ice trays and freeze, once frozen empty into a freezer bag and store in the freezer up to a year. Use each cube of frozen tomato spread as you would a cube of bouillon to enhance flavor.