2: Sides, honeyed roast tomatoes

This is the second in the series of side dishes.

These are so sweet and will accompany everything from a full English breakfast to more sophisticated dinner party dishes.

Choose the ripest tomatoes you can find for maximum flavour and sweetness, Italian plum tomatoes are particularly good if you can locate some.  Cherry tomatoes on the vine make a particularly good display if left whole.













Ingredients:

1. 2 medium sized tomatoes per person
2. 1 level tbsp of runny honey
3. 1 small handful of flat leafed parsley finely chopped
4. A small pinch of salt
5. A grind of black pepper

Method:

Heat the oven to 180C or equivalent.  Cut each tomato in half and place on a baking tray or shallow roasting tin flat side up.  Drizzle the honey over ensuring each tomato has an even coating then sprinkle with the salt and pepper and sprinkle the parsley over.  

Bake for 20 minutes, they should be cooked through and slightly collapsed to get maximum sweetness.