This is certainly a Greek summer dish but it often includes more vegetables, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, peppers and you can certainly add those. You can also make it in a deeper dish, especially if you add more vegetables. My mom used to call it "Tourlou" which means a little bit of everything. That recipe will follow. I made this with tomatoes only as I got a small basket from a farm at Skaneateles, upstate NY. Deliciousness!
Ingredients:
6-7 large tomatoes, enough to cover a single layer of a cookie sheet
2 large onions
4-5 teaspoons crushed garlic
Dried oregano
Redmond real salt
Fresh thyme (7-8 springs)
How to:
• Preheat oven at 375F
• Wash the tomatoes, dry them with a paper towel, cut up in thick slices and cover a cookie sheet in a single layer
• Peel and cut the onion into 4 to 6 wedges, pull layers apart and put over the tomatoes
• Add garlic over the tomatoes (can certainly adjust quantity to your liking)
• Add olive oil over the tomatoes. I didn’t really measure but I would say approx 1/4 cup.
• Add salt, oregano and thyme
• Bake at 375F for an hour, depending on your oven. I then increased to 400F for another half hour.
Notes:
1. You can use cherry or grape tomatoes instead. They have less juices than the large tomatoes so be careful on the time. They will cook much faster.
2. Add any herbs to your liking. Rosemary and sage work very well.
3. Stir carefully after the first half hour and maybe 15-20 after that.
4. Cooking time will vary depending on your oven
5. I like to roast my tomatoes well to the point they fall apart and all the flavors incorporate. You can certainly cook them less if you like more of a bite to them.
6. You can certainly eat them as is, over pasta, use as a base to any tomato dish, add on salads. Endless possibilities!