Simple roasted tomatoes with garlic

• doses: 4

Ingredientes

400g mixed tomatoes, halved

1 bulb of garlic, halved horizontally

2 sprigs of thyme

6 tbsp olive oil

Drizzle of balsamic vinegar

1 tsp brown sugar (optional)

Salt and black pepper

Instruções

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4.

2 Place the tomatoes, garlic and thyme on a baking tray and drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic. Sprinkle over the sugar, if using.

3 Season well with sea salt and black pepper and roast for 30-40 minutes, until the tomatoes get so well cooked they almost form a sauce of their own. Squeeze the soft, roasted garlic cloves out of their skins and stir them into the tomatoes.

4 Stir the tomatoes into some freshly cooked pasta, whizz with a stick blender to form a great pizza sauce, or use as a fantastic base for a curry.