Roasted balsamic tomato and olive salad recipe

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Triple tested: Juicy balsamic tomatoes is a great dish for August when British tomatoes are at their best. Brought to you by Essentials magazine

  • Vegetarian
  • healthy
Serves6
SkillEasy
Total Time20 mins
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories127 Kcal6%
Fat12 g17%
Saturated Fat2 g10%

Triple tested: Juicy balsamic tomatoes is a great dish for August when British tomatoes are at their best. Brought to you by Essentials magazine

Ingredients

  • 500g medium vine tomatoes (on the vine to roast)
  • 1⁄2 red onion, finely sliced
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 1tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 3tbsp olive oil
  • 330g jar pitted Kalamata olives, drained and halved
  • 2tbsp capers in brine, drained and well rinsed

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Method

  1. Heat the oven to Mark 6/200°C. Arrange the vine tomatoes in a large roasting tin. Scatter over the sliced onion and thyme, drizzle over the balsamic vinegar and oliveoil and season well with salt and black pepper. Roast for 15-20 mins.
  2. Remove from the oven and transfer to a serving dish with all the juices, then sprinkle over the olives and capers.
Top Tip for making Roasted balsamic tomato and olive salad

These tomatoes are really tasty cold - add to cooked Puy lentils with crumbled goats’ cheese for a light lunch.

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