The more time I spend preparing (and eating ) Mediterranean
food, the more I am struck by how well simplicity works. No need for elaborate preparation,
complicated sauces, although that is often fun too. Sometimes it’s enough to
put a tomato in the oven and delight over the result .
4 Plum tomatoes
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar
sea salt
2 cloves of garlic
a couple of basil leaves
1. Preheat the oven to 100 Celsius. Cut the tomatoes in half and with a tea spoon scoop out the seeds and liquid. Place on a oven tray skin side down and sprinkle generously with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
2. Leave in the oven for 2 hours then let cool for about 5 minutes.
3. In the mean time finely chop the garlic and chop the basil into very thin strips.
4. Sprinkle salt, garlic and then basil leaves on the tomatoes and serve at room temperature.
