Oven-roasted Tomatoes With Feta

Total Time: 11 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 11 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs red ripe tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
• 1 1/2 teaspoons flaked sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb good quality greek feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 475°f
• 2 oil a shallow roasting tin with 2 tbsp of the oil.
• 3 cut the tomatoes in half lengthways and lay them cut-side up in the tin.
• 4 sprinkle over the thyme and some salt and pepper and roast for 15 minutes.
• 5 reduce the oven temperature to 300f and roast for a further 1½ hours until they have shrivelled to about half their original size and concentrated in flavour. leave to cool.
• 6 arrange the tomatoes and the feta among four plates and drizzle over the remaining olive oil.
• 7 sprinkle with a bit more sea salt and some black pepper to serve.