Cherry Tomato and Garlic Confit with Thyme 油封蒜味小蕃茄與百里香

 

This is something that I've repeatedly been making for at least several years now. It takes a little bit of time to cook, but the prepping time is as short as 2 minutes! It allows you to walk away to do your stuff or make other dishes while this cooks, and it doesn't require any special skills as well! You can easily prepare this with your kids. Sounds too good to be true? Actually there's even more! What I like about it is that you can so easily pair it with many different things - from a simple salad, sandwich, to chicken, and beans, etc. (see more ideas in recipe below). You can double or triple the quantity, because once it's made, you can store it in the fridge for a week. It's easy to reheat and turn into a quick delicious weeknight meal or to complete other dishes. Therefore, it's a perfect addition to have in your fridge!

Cherry Tomato and Garlic Confit with Thyme (4 servings)

1 lb  cherry tomatoes

4     garlic cloves, peeled and smashed

3     sprig of thyme

A pinch of sea salt

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F/160 C.

2. Place all the above ingredients in a ceramic baking dish.

3. Transfer to the preheated oven for about 50 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and wrinkled.

4. Serve right away with bread or other food, or let cool and transfer the tomatoes into a glass jar and store it in the fridge for 1 week. *I often find that it tastes even better the next day.

Serving ideas: on sandwiches or with pasta, egg or other proteins.

                                                                                                -Yvonne

這個料理是我這幾年常做的，它只需要短短2分鐘的時間準備，其餘的料理時間可以做自己的事或準備其它的菜，也不需要什麼特別的廚藝，非常適合平時怕料理或想與孩子們一起料理的的朋友們。然而我最喜歡的是，它與任何其它的食物搭配都很好吃！不管是沙拉、雞肉或豆子等等都可以自己任意搭配 (更多點子請看以下食譜內容)。做好之後放冰箱可儲藏ㄧ星期，只要拿出來加熱，隨時都可以與其它食物變成快又美味速的料理，是我們平時冰箱裡不可缺少的食品喔~

油封蒜味小蕃茄與百里香 (4 人份)

小蕃茄      450 g

蒜頭         4 粒…去皮並稍微拍扁

新鮮百里香 3 支

海鹽 少許

上等冷抽橄欖油 1/3 杯

1. 將烤箱預熱至325 F/160 C.

2. 將以上所有的食材放入ㄧ個稍微有深度的烤盤內。

3. 將烤盤放進預熱的烤箱中烤約50分鐘至蕃茄變軟皮稍微變皺。

4. 馬上趁熱與麵包或其他食物ㄧ起食用，或者讓它變涼之後放入玻璃瓶中，可置冰箱保存約ㄧ星期。*放置冰箱隔天味道更甜。

食用方式：可加入三明治、義大利麵或與蛋、魚、肉、豆子等其他食物ㄧ起食用。

                                                                                                                                                                                                            -Yvonne

© recipe and photos by My Chouchoux