During summer we find ourselves with more tomatoes than we know what to do with. I make fresh salsa, pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, tomato relish. When I'm in a hurry I make "summer pasta". This is a quick and easy dinner or side dish, feel free to add your choice of summer squash, zucchini, olives etc. to the dish.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread an even layer of cherry or plum tomatoes on the sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season well with fresh ground pepper, salt and dried basil. Bake in oven until tomatoes pop open, releasing their juices. Meanwhile cook your choice of pasta.
Drain pasta and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Place tomatoes and juices from parchment paper in a bowl or platter with pasta. No need for sauce, the juice from the tomatoes and olive oil will be just fine. Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve. Fresh, tasty, and super easy!!
My tomatoes are finally coming on! I had a cherry tomato/baby mozzarella/fresh basil sandwich on homemade bread yesterday and today for lunch. I can only pick like 5 tomatoes at a time - so slow to ripen! May have to break down and buy them from the farmers market! Your pasta looks yummy!
Posted by: laurie | August 04, 2009 at 04:14 PM
This pasta sounds delicious. I'll try it. I planted some cherry tomatoes and if the sun stays out for more than a day, hopefully, I'll have some soon. I want to try your granola bar recipe, too. It sounds really good!
Posted by: Jean Tuthill | August 04, 2009 at 07:27 PM
This look so yummy ! I just made something very similiar tonight with a balsalmic vinegar dressing... it was so good :)
Posted by: Stephanie | August 04, 2009 at 09:01 PM
What a wonderful summer meal! Yum! I wish that I had grown small tomatoes this year! Next year I will grow them... in my new raised garden bed!
Posted by: Jill | August 04, 2009 at 10:32 PM
I could eat that everyday. Sometimes I do them like you have shown but add a little balsamic and then serve the hot poppy tomatoes with salmon . So yummy!
Posted by: mo | August 05, 2009 at 07:47 PM
I was watching food network the other day and saw the host making this dish - I made it that night and it was delish.
Posted by: tammyCA | August 06, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Yum! I am going to make that tonight! Thanks for the awesome idea. Hope you are enjoying summer! It has been really, really hot here, but raining and in the 70's today! Ahhh... relief. I just hope it doesn't last too long.
Posted by: Mermaid Debbie | August 07, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Kim,
What an absolutely adorable site. I love Camp Whimsy and your Maxwell General - so happy you introduced yourself at Sew and Things -
I did not know Maxwell had such a cute store, my husband and I will have to come and check it out.
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Barbara
Posted by: Barbara MacKenzie | August 08, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Yum, when you gonna invite us over for dinner? Have a fun trip!!
Posted by: Stacey | August 10, 2009 at 10:42 AM