This dish by Yotam Ottolenghi from his book Simple is absolutely delicious, the contrast between the hot charred tomatoes and the fridge-cold yoghurt is amazing, the cold yoghurt starts to melt when the piping hot tomatoes straight from the oven are put on top. Serve with loads of crusty bread to soak up all the juices.
Serves 4 as a starter or use as part of a mezze.
If you have a Click & Grow smart garden this is a great way to use those lovely tomatoes, fresh oregano & fresh thyme you have grown.
Ingredients:
350g cherry tomatoes
3 tbsps olive oil
3/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp light brown sugar
3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
3 thyme sprigs
6 sprigs oregano, 4 left whole, rest picked to serve
1 lemon, finely shave skin of 1/2 with a veg peeler to get 3 strips, finely grate other 1/2
350g thick Greek yoghurt (such as Fage Total)
1tsp chilli flakes
Flaked sea salt & freshly ground pepper
Method:
Preheat oven to 200˚C fan
Place tomatoes in a bowl with olive oil, cumin seeds, sugar, garlic, thyme, oregano sprigs, lemon strips, 1/2 tsp flaked sea salt & a good grind of pepper. Mix to combine and transfer to a baking tray just big enough to fit all the tomatoes snugly. Roast for 20 mins, until beginning to blister and the liquid is bubbling. Turn oven to grill setting and grill for 6-8 minutes until tomatoes start to blacken on top.
350g cherry tomatoes, 3tbsps olive oil, 3/4 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp light brown sugar, 3 finely sliced cloves of garlic, 3 sprigs of thyme, 4 sprigs of oregano, 3 strips of lemon peel, 1/2 tsp flaked sea salt, freshly ground black pepper. |
While the tomatoes are roasting, prepare the yoghurt. Combine the yoghurt, grated lemon zest & 1/4 tsp of flaked sea salt. Spread on a plate (with a lip) or a wide shallow bowl, making a dip in the centre of it with the back of a spoon & put back into fridge until ready to serve.
350g thick Greek yoghurt, grated zest of half a lemon, 1/4 tsp flaked sea salt |
When the tomatoes are ready, take your yoghurt out of the fridge and spoon over the hot tomatoes, along with their juices, lemon skin, garlic & herbs. Finish the dish with picked oregano leaves & chilli flakes.
Serve immediately with crusty bread.
Note:
Tomatoes, oregano & thyme grown in my Click & Grow Smart Garden. Smart gardens are a great way to grow your own small fruiting plants such as tomatoes, peppers, chillies etc as well as loads of herbs & salads organically 365 days a year.
Check out my posts about using a smart garden on my Smart garden page above. If you are interested in buying a Click & Grow Smart Garden, enter my discount code JACQUI10 at checkout in the Click & Grow store for a 10% discount or use the following link
https://eu.clickandgrow.com discount works in all stores, not just EU Store
Thank you
Jacqui
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