"Tomatoes with Thyme Dressing" is a delightful summer dish that showcases the vibrant flavors of fresh tomatoes and aromatic thyme. The juicy, ripe tomatoes are roasted to perfection, caramelizing their natural sugars and intensifying their flavor. The thyme dressing, made with a combination of olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, and fresh thyme leaves, provides a tangy, herbaceous complement to the tomatoes. This simple yet elegant dish is perfect for a light lunch, a side dish at a barbecue, or as an appetizer for a special occasion.
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QUICK OVEN ROASTED TOMATOES RECIPE
Tomatoes, tossed with garlic, fresh thyme, and spices, then roasted in a high-heated oven until super tender and bursting with intense, concentrated flavor. There are so many ways to use up roasted tomatoes--as a delicious side; tossed in pasta or soup; or served bruschetta-style on top of your favorite toasted bread. Heck, you can serve them with homemade pita chips.
Provided by Suzy Karadsheh
Categories Side Dish
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place the tomato halves in a large mixing bowl. Add minced garlic, salt, pepper, fresh thyme, and spices. Drizzle a generous amount, about 1/4 cup or more, quality extra virgin olive. Toss to coat.
- Transfer the tomatoes to a baking sheet with a rim. Spread the tomatoes in one single layer, flesh side up.
- Roast in your heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the tomatoes have collapsed to your desired doneness.
- Remove from heat. If you are planning to serve it soon, feel free to garnish with more fresh thyme and a few sprinkles of feta cheese. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 30.4 kcal, Sugar 4 g, Sodium 201.5 mg, Fat 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 5.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 1.4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SLICED TOMATOES WITH LEMON THYME
Sliced tomatoes are strewn with thyme for a simple salad.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Thinly slice tomatoes (if using small tomatoes, halve or quarter them), and arrange on a platter. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with lemon-thyme leaves. Lay lemon-thyme sprigs over top, and let stand for at least 20 minutes before serving.
FRESH TOMATO DRESSING
Provided by Claire Robinson
Time 6h10m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a non-reactive bowl, whisk together the oil and vinegar until completely combined. Add the garlic, half the tomatoes and half the tarragon. Season with salt and pepper and stir to coat. Cover and chill 6 hours.
- Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the solids. Stir in the remaining tomatoes and tarragon. Serve over slices of fresh tomato.
- BYOC: Use your favorite herb here and tailor this dressing to the meal or your family's favorite flavors... fresh thyme oregano, basil, chervil, parsley, anything goes! Try serving this sweet and tangy dressing tossed with fresh baby spinach, a baby mesclun mix or even butter lettuce and blue cheese.
TOMATOES WITH HERB STUFFING
This recipe uses hollowed-out whole tomatoes as cups for savory bread stuffing.-Faye Wortman, Evansville, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread cubes, parsley, sage, thyme, salt and pepper. Add broth; toss to coat., Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. Spoon about 1/3 cup stuffing into each tomato. Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Place remaining stuffing around tomatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until tomatoes are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 503mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
SLICED TOMATOES WITH FRESH HERB DRESSING
Enjoy this easy and delicious summer garden treat with no cooking involved! I serve this at church dinners and never have enough. If you can make this a few hours in advance, the flavors become even better.
Provided by MOMAZIRLOTT
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Arrange the tomato slices in a shallow casserole dish. Whisk together the olive oil, thyme, oregano, parsley, chives, and garlic in a small bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour herb mixture over the tomatoes, covering evenly. Top with Parmesan cheese. Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.8 calories, Carbohydrate 4.8 g, Cholesterol 2.8 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 53.5 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES WITH THYME
We used a combination of red, yellow, orange, and green tomatoes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Yield Makes 20
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place tomatoes, cut sides up, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place a garlic slice on each tomato. Scatter thyme sprigs and leaves over tomatoes. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake until tomatoes are shriveled but still soft, about 5 hours. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack. Transfer tomatoes to a jar; add oil to cover. Tomatoes can be refrigerated up to 3 days.
TOMATOES WITH LEMON THYME
This is so simple that it is almost an embarrassment to post as a recipe. I snagged the idea from the August 2007 Martha Stewart Living, and loved the combination of the herb and the fresh tomatoes. She suggests that placing this salad in the sun for 20 minutes before serving will help the individual flavors meld. That is one thing that you wouldn't want to do with potato salad. LOL (Cook time is the time for flavors to meld.)
Provided by Ms B.
Categories Vegetable
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Thinly slice tomatoes (if using small tomatoes, halve or quarter them), and arrange on a platter.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with lemon thyme leaves.
- Lay lemon thyme sprigs over the top for garnish.
- Let stand for at least 20 minutes prior to serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 36.2, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 10, Carbohydrate 7.9, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 5.2, Protein 1.8
SLOW-ROASTED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES WITH FRESH THYME
Like any other tomato recipe, this dish lives or dies with the perfectly ripened tomato. Commercial growers breed for size, shape and hardiness of shipping, but you should put your emphasis on taste rather than appearance. I'm a willing taker for tomatoes that are not so stunning-looking because I know how good they taste.''
Provided by William Norwich
Categories project, appetizer, side dish
Time 2h45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. In a large saucepan of boiling water, blanch the tomatoes for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon or strainer and immediately chill in a bowl of ice water or rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking. The skins will slip right off. Cut the tomatoes in half, crosswise. Gently squeeze each half to remove seeds.
- Oil a 12-by-8-inch or 14-inch oval baking dish and sprinkle with half of the garlic and thyme. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Now arrange the tomato halves, cut sides up, in the dish and baste with the remaining oil. Season generously with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the remaining garlic, thyme and vinegar.
- Bake the tomatoes for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. When done, they will be soft and just starting to caramelize but still hold their shape. Spoon the pan juices up over the tomatoes and serve from the baking dish.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 187, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 344 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND LIME
Inspired by a meal at Le Jardin des Plumes in the French town of Giverny, where the artist Monet lived and worked, this dish is as beautiful as it is unusual: It's simply a tomato gently roasted and basted with olive oil. It tastes vegetal and rich, as you'd expect, but it's also sweet and citrusy. The surprise is at the core, which gets filled with sugar and lime zest. During the hours in the oven, the oil, sugar and zest find their way into every fiber of the tomato, technically making it a kind of confit, a dish usually cooked in fat or sugar - or, in this case, both. Serve the tomato warm or at room temperature as a starter, perhaps with a tiny salad, or, for your most adventurous friends, serve it chilled for dessert, topped with vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of oil and some flaky salt.
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories appetizer, dessert, side dish
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Center a rack in the oven and heat to 200 degrees. Have a nonreactive baking pan at hand that can hold the tomatoes comfortably, such as a 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate.
- Put a large saucepan of water to boil and fill a large bowl with cold water and ice cubes. Cut a shallow X in the bottom of each tomato, and one by one, drop them into the boiling water. Count 15 to 20 seconds, then transfer the tomatoes to the bowl of ice water. Peel each tomato. Using a small knife, remove each tomato's core, creating a V-shaped hollow an inch or so deep. Arrange the tomatoes in the pan.
- Put the sugar in a small bowl, then finely grate the zest from both limes over it. Rub the ingredients together between your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic and maybe colored. Spoon an equal amount of sugar into each tomato.
- If you're using lemon or lime oil or extract, stir it into the olive oil. Spoon the olive oil over the tomatoes, allowing just a few drops to fall into the tomatoes' hollows.
- Bake for 2 to 3 hours, basting a couple of times each hour, until the tomatoes are soft all the way through but still hold their shape. (You can poke them with a bamboo skewer or the tip of a thin knife to test.) Remove the dish from the oven, and season the tomatoes with salt and pepper.
- These are best served at room temperature, but can also be enjoyed warm or even chilled. Spoon a little oil from the baking dish over each tomato just before serving. These are at their peak the day they are made, but they'll hold for a day in the refrigerator. If you've refrigerated the tomatoes, it's best to serve them either chilled or at room temperature.
RED SNAPPER WITH THYME, TOMATOES AND OLIVES
Leaves of thyme combine with tomatoes to create an instant sauce in this dish. The foil-packet cooking method produces wonderfully flavorful juices; serve the fish over rice to savor every last drop. Can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead and refrigerated before baking. From Bon Appetit.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine plum tomatoes, shallot, and chopped thyme in small bowl.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cut 1 sheet of aluminum foil about 18 inches long.
- Place on work surface.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil in center of aluminum foil.
- Place red snapper fillets side by side in center of aluminum foil.
- Top with tomato mixture.
- Sprinkle with olives.
- Drizzle fish with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Fold foil over, enclosing contents completely and crimping edges tightly to seal (Can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead; refrigerate.).
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Place large baking sheet in oven and heat 10 minutes.
- Place foil packet on heated baking sheet.
- Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.
- Open foil packet over bowl to catch juices.
- Serve fish with juices over white rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 387, Fat 19, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 79.9, Sodium 294.9, Carbohydrate 6.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2.5, Protein 46
TOMATOES WITH BUTTERMILK VINAIGRETTE
We make the most of tomatoes when they are in season and plentiful, and I love an old-fashioned homemade dressing with summery taste. -Judith Foreman, Alexandria, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small bowl, whisk the first 8 ingredients until blended. Refrigerate, covered, until serving., Just before serving, arrange tomatoes on a platter; drizzle with vinaigrette. Sprinkle with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 4g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 63mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
DOUBLE-TOMATO PASTA SALAD
For full-spectrum tomato flavor, this pasta salad pairs fresh tomatoes with sun-dried tomatoes. The sun-dried tomato oil and the water that's released from salted tomatoes serve as a built-in dressing. Nuts and herbs add crunch and freshness, but you should feel free to add more embellishments right before serving, like mozzarella or shaved Parmesan, white beans or chickpeas, sardines or another tinned fish, or briny condiments like capers or olives.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, weeknight, pastas, salads and dressings, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Holding back the sun-dried tomatoes with your fingers, drain the oil from the jar into a large pot. Coarsely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to the pot, along with the nuts and olive oil. Set over medium-low and cook, stirring often, until the nuts are toasted, 5 to 6 minutes. Scrape into a large bowl (reserve the pot), then stir in the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Fill the reserved pot with water (no need to wash) and bring to a boil. Season water with salt, add the pasta and cook until just past al dente. (The pasta will not cook further in the sauce.) Drain the pasta.
- While the water is coming to a boil, coarsely chop the ripe tomatoes. Add to the sun-dried tomato mixture, season with 1 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. (Tomato mixture can be made up to 2 hours ahead.)
- Add the drained pasta to the tomato mixture and stir to combine. Let sit until room temperature, about 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. Pasta salad will keep up to 3 days if refrigerated.
- When ready to eat, taste the pasta salad. If flavors are muted, add salt and lemon juice or red wine vinegar. If it's too sweet, add black pepper and lemon juice or red wine vinegar. Stir in the greens and eat.
HONEY & THYME TOMATOES
Roasting brings our the natural sweetness of tomatoes, lovely with bread
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Buffet, Dinner, Side dish, Starter, Supper, Vegetable
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Halve the tomatoes and put them, cut side up, in a single layer in a large ovenproof dish or baking tray. Tuck a sliver of garlic into each tomato half and scatter over thyme leaves. Drizzle with the oil, season generously, then bake for 30-40 mins or until the tomatoes are soft and juicy. Leave to cool. Can be roasted and chilled up to 3 days ahead. Bring to room temperature before serving.
- To serve, carefully lift the tomatoes onto a serving plate and pour over some of the juices from the roasting dish. Whisk together the honey, vinegar, mustard and a little seasoning to make a dressing, drizzle over the tomatoes and scatter with a few more thyme leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 calories, Fat 2 grams fat, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.06 milligram of sodium
TOMATOES WITH SEAFOOD DRESSING
Pureed shrimp dressing, served over garden fresh tomatoes makes a delicious light lunch. It is so simple to prepare, you will want to keep a can of shrimp in the cupboard to dress up a repast for unexpected company.
Provided by Wilma Scott
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Add shrimp, eggs, carrots, onion, salt, and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until just combined. Blend mayonnaise with lemon juice and mustard; mix into shrimp mixture with a fork.
- Core tomatoes. Cut into quarters without cutting all the way to the bottom. Place each tomato on a lettuce leaf, and open. Spoon shrimp mixture into the center. Serve
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 171.8 mg, Fat 25.5 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 568.3 mg, Sugar 6.3 g
Tips:
- Choose ripe, flavorful tomatoes: This is the key to making a great tomato salad. Look for tomatoes that are deep red in color and have a slight give when you gently squeeze them.
- Use fresh thyme: Fresh thyme has a much more delicate flavor than dried thyme, so it's the best choice for this salad. If you don't have fresh thyme, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme.
- Make the dressing ahead of time: The dressing can be made up to 24 hours ahead of time. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop.
- Serve the salad immediately: Tomato salad is best served immediately after it's made. The tomatoes will start to lose their flavor and texture if they sit for too long.
Conclusion:
Tomato salad with thyme dressing is a refreshing and flavorful side dish that's perfect for summer gatherings. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like your tomatoes sweet, tart, or somewhere in between, this salad is sure to please.
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