I was fascinated by this recipe as I absolutely adore sun dried tomatoes. I don’t care how passé they are, there will always be one or two opened jars in my fridge and a backup jar in the cupboard just in case. And if I don’t sound passé enough, the best brand I’ve found is Aldi’s Romano sun dried tomatoes, as they’re super soft, huge and delicious.
My husband, caveman style, brought these these fabulous little grape tomatoes back home after finding them while he was doing his second favourite hobby, geo caching (treasure hunting with a GPS). I tried one and it was sweet, luscious and gorgeous. Much like a perfect organic grape tomato. And since they had just fallen off the vine, they kept for a while, unlike supermarket ones that have been picked a while back only to sit on a shelf. Not that I’m necessarily advocating finding your F&V in the wilderness but these were simply beautiful. Do stay away from unexpected mushrooms.
I served these Moonblush tomatoes with some baby spinach leaves, bacon, avocado, salt & pepper and used the herbed oil at the bottom of the tray as a dressing. A simple, colourful salad.
Moonblush tomatoes
- 500grams (about 24) of cherry or other baby tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons Maldon salt or 1 teaspoon of table salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of dried thyme (I used oregano)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
1. Preheat the oven to 220C.
2. Cut the tomatoes in half and sit them out cut side up in an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with the salt, sugar, thyme and olive oil.
3. Put them in the oven, and immediately turn it off. Leave the tomatoes in the oven overnight or for a day without opening the door.
Recipe by Nigella Lawson from Nigella Express
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They look wonderful! I’ve tried to make these before but unfortunately my oven doesn’t hold its heat so I ended up with slightly sad looking cherry tomatoes the next day. I’m so glad I can see how it looks when they are done properly!
They look so easy! Yum!
I love cherry tomatoes and I especially love sun dried tomatoes so I’ll definitely have to give this recipe a try. The salad looks so delicious - wow!
I was reading vogue forum online then suddenly a post hit me with NQN’s name and your blog address. I didn’t know if you are active in food forum as well, ha ha…
i do this very same thing! it makes the tomatoes slightly chewy, but they still have that gush of juices. what a glorious way to meet lycopene requirements.
(and i, too, will always love sun-dried tomatoes.)
Hi Adrasteia-Aww what a bummer but did they still taste good? They are great and easy if you have a surplus of cherry tomatoes
Hi Esz-definitely! Isn’t it great when things are tasty and easy?
Hi Katie-I am a total sun dried tomato addict. If it were socially acceptable to eat it a jar at a time I would
Thankyou!
Hi Lila-hehe Vogue gives me great ideas on where to eat and what to cook!
Hi grace-isn’t it great that it’s healthy as well as tasty
Yum, yum YUM! This salad looks fantastic with the delish tomato recipe!!
And thanks so much for the sundried tomatoes tip at Aldi’s!
Hi Maria-Thanks so much!
LOL yes do let me know what you think, they’re so very plump and juicy!
They look great! Still so juicy and without being smothered in oil. I’m guessing that this recipe won’t work in a fan-forced oven, as it would cool down too quickly?
Hi Angela-Thanks! I think I used a fan forced oven so it should be fine
Hiya, thanks for the recipe - was looking for a link to share with a friend as I did this last night and it worked! Just had to leave a comment as I go geocaching too, and it’s been a topic of conversation today. Cheers!
Hi Heather-Oh great! They’re a lovely and vivid addition to a salad or sandwich
Oh cool, a fellow geocacher! I don’t do it much now that it’s cold but have done some easy ones in the past 
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