Slow-smoked roasted tomatoes on the Weber Kettle today, boys....

[The Tradition]

I have a bumper crop of tomatoes and we've already made gallons of sauce but the tomatoes keep on coming! What to do with all of them?

Roasted tomatoes to the rescue!

But not just any roasted tomatoes....

Slow-smoked roasted tomatoes!

I cut the big ones up into equal-sized chunks, sprinkled in some whole cherry tomatoes, then drizzled the whole pan with EVOO and balsamic vinegar, then a dusting of SPG, and then another dusting of Italian seasoning.

I will be smoking at 225 degrees with a little hickory wood.

This will take about 3 hours. During the last 10 minutes, I'll scatter some chopped fresh basil over them, and let them cool.

You can eat them as a side, or use them as a soup base, mixed into pasta (I'm looking forward to mixing them with pesto on pasta), make smoked bruschetta, smoked salsa, even mixed in with scrambled eggs!

Anyway, CSB.

 

[Tenacious E]

I have a bumper crop of tomatoes and we've already made gallons of sauce but the tomatoes keep on coming! What to do with all of them?

Roasted tomatoes to the rescue!

But not just any roasted tomatoes....

Slow-smoked roasted tomatoes!

I cut the big ones up into equal-sized chunks, sprinkled in some whole cherry tomatoes, then drizzled the whole pan with EVOO and balsamic vinegar, then a dusting of SPG, and then another dusting of Italian seasoning.

I will be smoking at 225 degrees with a little hickory wood.

This will take about 3 hours. During the last 10 minutes, I'll scatter some chopped fresh basil over them, and let them cool.

You can eat them as a side, or use them as a soup base, mixed into pasta (I'm looking forward to mixing them with pesto on pasta), make smoked bruschetta, smoked salsa, even mixed in with scrambled eggs!

Anyway, CSB.

 

[Fijimn]

Get your hands on some fennel pollen. It had a an awesome flavor to slow roasted tomatoes. I imagine it would even work with the smoke

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

****ATTENTION WHORE ALERT****

 

[The Tradition]

****ATTENTION WHORE ALERT****

Just trying to share a great way to preserve your tomato harvest, dude.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

Just trying to share a great way to preserve your tomato harvest, dude.

Hey, just borrowing a page from my favorite asshole. 😉

 

[The Tradition]

Hey, just borrowing a page from my favorite asshole. 😉

This thread is a lot more useful than a thread about cutting your manbun off.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Just trying to share a great way to preserve your tomato harvest, dude.

Don’t listen to the haters. You probably are an attention whore, but the cooking and music threads (and only these two categories!) are a constructive way to whore yourself out to HROT. 😜

Keep ‘em coming.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

This thread is a lot more useful than a thread about cutting your manbun off.

Truth.

 

[The Tradition]

Here are the tomatoes about halfway done.

The cherries haven't popped yet.

 

[2winCitiesHawk]

Here are the tomatoes about halfway done.

The cherries haven't popped yet.

Do you can them after their done?

 

[The Tradition]

Do you can them after their done?

Nope. Whatever I don't eat today I'll put in plastic bags and freeze them.

I have pesto packed up the same way.

Just put the bags in warm water, they thaw quickly and once warm dump them over hot pasta. Then dig in...

 

[The Tradition]

The tomatoes are done, and have fresh basil scattered over them.

Now they go in a warm oven until it's time to eat.

Smells soooooo good.....

 

[GOHOX69]

Dehydrate them.

 

[The Tradition]

Dehydrate them.

I don't really care for tomato chips, but thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Tenacious E]

The tomatoes are done, and have fresh basil scattered over them.

Now they go in a warm oven until it's time to eat.

Smells soooooo good.....

I’m giving you a like for the pics but not sure how I feel about smoked tomatoes versus raw.

 

[The Tradition]

I’m giving you a like for the pics but not sure how I feel about smoked tomatoes versus raw.

Try it, you'll like it.

 

[Tenacious E]

Try it, you'll like it.

What do you do with them? Have a plate of tomatoes?

 

[The Tradition]

What do you do with them? Have a plate of tomatoes?

You can do that as a side, but you can also put them on pasta, make a soup, make smoked bruschetta, make a smoked salsa, mix it into potatoes or rice, etc.

 

[Tenacious E]

You can do that as a side, but you can also put them on pasta, make a soup, make smoked bruschetta, make a smoked salsa, mix it into potatoes or rice, etc.

Yeah that does sound good. Having smoked salmon seasoned with balsamic and lime at tenacious manor tonight

 

[seminoleed]

Great pics. My stomach started grumbling and looking at those.

Yum.

 

[The Tradition]

Okay, so this was really good. The hickory might have been a tad strong for this recipe. Next time I'll try a fruitwood like cherry or peach.

 

[The Tradition]

Okay, so this was really good. The hickory might have been a tad strong for this recipe. Next time I'll try a fruitwood like cherry or peach.

Hot and fast might have reduced to smokiness, too. Got to keep experimenting. Fortunately, I have lots of tomatoes!