Its my favorite way to use peak-season tomatoes.
I was putting together a batch ofIna Gartens Tomatoes Roasted with Pesto.
Then, the gilded tomatoes are baked until they were bubbly and the cheese is a gorgeous golden brown.
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Without missing a beat, he replied, How could that be bad?
It can’t, and it isn’tit’s delicious!
Without giving him too much credit, its true that this combination cant miss.
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Ina has a knack for combining ingredients in a simple yet incredibly impactful way.
Like many of myfavorite tomato recipes from Ina, the secret is in the roast.
It concentrates the flavors and accentuates the inherent umami notes in the tomatoes.
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), salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
Although its not strictly authentic, I rarely use pine nuts in my homemade pesto.
I love the flavor of pine nuts, but the price is very unpalatable.
Inas pesto calls for a combination of walnuts and pine nuts, but I used pumpkin seeds instead.
Anything that adds nuttiness and richness, in my opinion, works here.
Leftovers can be used to make sandwiches, scrambled eggs, or tomarinate protein.
Last but not least, the Parmesan cheese.
While delicious, juicy tomatoes paired with oily pesto do not make a neat and tidy dish.
The cheese helps to glue everything together to make this an easy-to-serve appetizer.
