Author Adapted by Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Striped Spatula
Equipment
Small Baking Dish
Airtight Glass Jar
Ingredients
2cupsorange cherry tomatoes**You can also use red or a combination of the two.
10cloves of garlic, peeled
2-3fresh basil sprigs
2-3fresh parsley sprigs
2-3fresh thyme sprigs
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
1cupolive oil, or more as needed
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
Place the cherry tomatoes, peeled garlic cloves, basil, parsley, and thyme sprigs in a small baking dish.
Pour enough olive oil into the dish, coming at least halfway up the sides of the tomatoes. Season with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, to taste.
Bake uncovered for 1-1½ hours, (depending on the size of the cherry tomatoes), once they are wrinkled, soft, and about to burst but not falling apart.
Remove from the oven and cool the tomatoes in the pan to room temperature. Once cooled, place in an airtight jar and pour enough of the cooking oil over the tomatoes to submerge them by ¼ to ½ inch.