This recipe for Cherry Tomato Confit is a delicious way to give a whole new life to cherry tomatoes. They will turn into soft, sweet and delicious fruits, ready to eat at any time.
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Summer is the perfect time to turn cherry tomatoes into a delicious condiment! With just a few minutes of prep time, you’ll have a delicious Cherry Tomato Confit that’s oozing with a juicy and intense flavor from the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and herbs. Slow roasted to perfection, this tomato confit will definitely be the prefect addition to all your meals.
Non-toxic + truly non-stick!
With tomato season just around the corner, making tomato confit is a great way to preserve surplus tomatoes long after harvest season. When tomatoes are preserved in a confit, they tend to retain their shape and natural sweet flavor, all the while absorbing the complex olive oil, garlic, and herb flavors its cooked in.
This recipe is a staple that is perfect for holidays, gatherings, and simply as a side for every meal. Serve this Tomato Confit on bruschetta, pasta, grain bowls, salads, pizza, sandwiches and more!
Non-toxic + truly non-stick!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- East to prepare. You’ll only need to combine a handful of ingredients in a baking dish, place them in the oven, and voila!
- Lasts for a month. It’s a great way to preserve fresh and juicy tomatoes from harvest season. They can last up to a month in the fridge and up to three months in the freezer.
- Vegan and gluten-free. This recipe only uses tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and herbs of your liking!
Ingredient Notes
Cherry Tomatoes: Use fresh and ripe cherry tomatoes on the vine for best results. On the vine isn't absolutely necessary, but it does results in an even tastier confit. Make sure to choose plump and juicy tomatoes for a delicious confit!
Garlic Cloves: Use garlic cloves to place in between the cherry tomatoes. Once cooked, olive oil infused with garlic gives a lovely flavor and aroma!
Fresh Basil Leaves: Add fresh basil leaves to enhance the flavor of your confit. Basil is known to have a sweet, savory, and peppery flavor profile and sweet aroma.
Fresh Thyme: Use fresh thyme sprigs for an added earthy and citrusy flavor. Additionally, you can also add other herbs such as fresh rosemary or fresh oregano. Have fun with it!
Olive Oil: I prefer to use quality extra virgin olive oil for an exquisite result, but you can also use any olive oil of your choice.
Coarse Sea Salt: Season your confit generously with sea salt. Coarse gives nice bursts of saltines, but fine salt can be used in a pinch.
How to Make Cherry Tomato Confit
You simply layer the ingredients and bake! Easy peasy.
How Long Does Tomato Confit Last?
This Cherry Tomato Confit can last up to a month when stored in an airtight container or jar and placed in the refrigerator. Make sure that the tomatoes are fully submerged in olive oil to prevent air from reaching them.
When storing in the freezer, this tomato confit can last up to three months. Make sure to place them in freezer proof containers.
Before serving, make sure to bring the tomato confit to room temperature as the oil will likely solidify from the fridge or freezer. To reheat, simply place your tomato confit in a baking dish, and heat it in the oven at 300 degrees for 4-5 minutes.
How Do You Serve Cherry Tomato Confit?
- Delicious topping for bruschetta or as a spread for toast, drizzled with balsamic vinegar or served with ricotta cheese or cream cheese for a delicious bite.
- Swirled through freshly cooked pasta and sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
- Use the confit as a salad dressing served over greens.
- As a side to your meals or as a topping to your protein.
- As a topping for creamy hummus.
Frequently Asked Questions
The flavorful oil that’s leftover from your tomato confit can be stored in the refrigerator and used for cooking and drizzling. Use it to cook or saute vegetables, eggs, and other proteins. You can also drizzle it on your salad or use as a dipping oil for bread.
To reheat your tomato confit, simply place it on a baking dish and heat it in the oven at 300 degrees for about 4 to 6 minutes or until it is warm. If you only need a small amount of confit, you can place a portion on a microwave-safe dish and heat the confit for 2-3 minutes.
Definitely! While cherry tomatoes are the most popular variety for confit, you can use other types as long as they are fresh, ripe, and juicy. Plum tomatoes work wonderfully well. Just take note that the confit will take longer to cook if you are using a bigger sized tomato.
Top Tips
Spice it up
For a spicy touch to your confit, you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes and black pepper to your oil mixture. If you’re looking for a more exciting twist to this recipe, you can even add chile de arbol or dried peppers and roast them alongside the tomatoes and garlic.
Add more herbs
Aside from fresh basil and fresh thyme sprigs, you can also mix it up and add more fresh herbs such as oregano, rosemary, marjoram, dill, and any herb of your preference!
Add a bit of sugar
If your tomatoes have a very tart or sour taste, you can add a teaspoon of sugar to help balance the flavor of your confit.
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📖 Recipe
Cherry Tomato Confit
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cherry tomatoes
- 6 garlic cloves
- 10 fresh basil leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt I like to use coarse in this recipe but fine salt works well too
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a large baking dish place the tomatoes and garlic cloves in one single layer. Top evenly with the basil and thyme, then drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the tomatoes have softened and the garlic has turned golden.
- Enjoy right away or let cool before storing in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.
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Tara says
This confit is absolutely perfect! All of the flavors blend so well together. Delicious.
Ieva says
Brilliant recipe! Tried it last night to have with a pasta dish using shop-bought cherry tomatoes. Now I cannot wait for our own tomatoes to make this again 🙂 I'm sure they'll taste even better!
veenaazmanov says
This is such a flavorful recipe. I cant wait to have a bottle in my kitchen too. Thanks for all the detailing.
Angela says
This is so good! I love to spread this over toast or just eat it straight up! Thanks for the great recipe.
Anita says
These are so easy to make and super delicious. I love adding these to sandwiches and salads.