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Here’s an easy, quick and versatile recipe for Roasted Grape Tomatoes. The tomatoes can be used in an appetizer, as a base in a tomato sauce or even served as a side dish.
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This post is more about photography than it is about the recipe. Not because this incredibly simple recipe for Roasted Grape Tomatoes isn’t delicious because it really is. It’s because as I was shooting the pictures for this post, I thought it would be fun for me to experiment shooting at a higher ISO than I usually do. Ever since I started taking pictures of food, I’ve essentially shot at the lowest ISO possible. This time, maybe because this was such a simple recipe, I thought it would be a good time to play around a bit. If you’re only interested in the recipe, scroll down to near the bottom of the post. There you’ll find a recipe for roasted tomatoes as well as ideas on how to incorporate them into your menu.
These grape tomatoes were shot at an ISO of 2000 ( f/5.6), I normally shoot at an ISO of 200. I thought the grain in the photo made for an interesting effect, especially in the picture below, the one with the tomatoes dressed in oil and balsamic vinegar (that particular one was shot at an ISO of 2500, f/7.1).
In this next picture, the sun was beginning to set, notice the streaks of sunshine hitting the pan and the tomatoes, normally I would avoid that in a food picture, but since taking my food photography workshop and actually playing around with light, I’m starting to see it as a rather beautiful effect (ISO 2000, f/5.6).
What to do with Roasted Grape Tomatoes
Now, let’s talk about the recipe for these Roasted Grape Tomatoes. It’s such an easy and quick recipe. Feel free to use cherry or grape tomatoes for this recipe, either will work just fine. You can add herbs and or garlic to the tomatoes before roasting and if you don’t like balsamic vinegar you can leave it out. It’s quick to prepare and can be put in the oven while you cook the remainder of your meal.
The roasted tomatoes can be used as a topping for crostini. Toast some slices of baguette, spread them with a bit of goat cheese (or cheese of your choosing) and top them with the tomatoes. Add a sprinkling of herbs, either basil, oregano or thyme would be delicious. You can also use the roasted tomatoes as base for a pasta sauce. And the most simple way to use them would be to serve them as a side dish, you can sprinkle a bit of Feta cheese on them to make them extra special. Don’t forget to freeze any leftovers to use in your next tomato sauce.
If you make this recipe be sure to take a picture and share it with me on Instagram by tagging #sweetandsavourypursuits, I love to see your photos!
Ingredients
- 4 cups grape tomatoes
- 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
- Rinse the grape tomatoes, place them on a baking sheet, add olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss them well to make sure the tomatoes are well coated.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, stirring once after 10 minutes. Tomatoes are ready when they burst and become caramelized.
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Very interesting post. I like the pictures and the recipe. You have a great thing going on here. Thanks a lot for allowing me to comment. Keep those recipes coming.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Noel!
These look so yummy! You have a great blog!
Thank you!
It is interesting to know about changing the ISO setting. Lovely photos! Great to find an inspiration here to meddle with my camera!
Thank you!
Thank you for the recipe (I followed a Rachel Khoo one once that was similar but with seeds from a vanilla pod stirred into the olive oil – quite nice)! Your tomatoes look lovely and I really appreciate the Interesting photo explanations! The light on those in the pan is beautiful!! Thank you! You’re also making me think about photography… 🙂
Vanilla, that’s interesting. Thank you, I’m sure someone with more knowledge could explain better, but it’s just where I’m at with photography, I look forward to learning more.
Hi Fida, look forward to learning more about photography too from you! 🙂
Thank you Lili :)!
I would be popping these like candy! Perfect for some bruschetta!
Hi, yes this would be perfect for bruschetta!
Oh my those look so fantastic!! Great photos as well 🙂
Thank you!
These look great! I wish I had a camera to take my food pictures with, but my Nikon is currently unavailable and now taking pics with my phone. My Szechuan eggplant food blog picture does not give its deliciousness justice! Any tips? Can u check it out and let me know what u think?
Hi Abby, I’m not an expert but will take a look I’ll get back to you
Awesome thank you!
Hi Abbi, took a look, I think it’s just a simple matter of changing the settings on your phone for your camera app. It just looks a bit yellowish. You have a great site!
I really need to fiddle around more with my camera. Most of the time I’m in such a hurryh to try and finish my photo shoots that I just choose a setting that works for me and the food and just get a move on.
Thanks for sharing this with us at FF this week 🙂
My biggest challenge is taking the pictures when I’m hungry, I can’t wait to dig in!
Great photos! Keep on experimenting 🙂 This is a lovely recipe, and I just happen to have grape tomatoes in my fridge. Seems like a perfect lunch with a chunk of good cheese and crusty bread!
Thank you! Yes it would make a perfect lunch, I had it for dinner with some goat cheese, yum 🙂