Roast tomatoes

Tomatoes take on an intense, deep flavour after roasting and a versatile ingredient for lots of other recipes. Here, we add garlic, balsamic vinegar and thyme

Ingredients

• 10 large vine tomatoes, halved
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 0.5 bunch thyme
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Put the tomatoes on a baking sheet with the garlic and thyme, drizzle over the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Add some seasoning and roast for 1 hr. Remove and set aside to cool.