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Whole Roasted Tomatoes

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 10 cups

Ingredients

8 pounds plum tomatoes
6 sprigs thyme
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Divide tomatoes and thyme between two rimmed baking sheets. Drizzle with oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and spread in a single layer. Roast until tomatoes burst, rotating pans halfway through, about 45 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop. (Tomatoes can be refrigerated in airtight containers up to 3 days or frozen up to 3 months; thaw at room temperature.)

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