This is one of my favourite times of the year when the leaves are starting to change colour and we harvest our entire garden. There are so many fresh vegetables to eat everyday and no produce from the grocery store can compete with the taste. In Edmonton, we start to get colder nights early on so we have to harvest all of our tomatoes, even if they are green to allow them to ripen inside.
My favourite recipe to make during the fall after harvest is one I got from Barefoot Contessa called Scalloped Tomatoes. Even Mel who hates cooked tomatoes loved it when I made it for her. It tastes excellent on pasta but even to eat it on it's own its delicious.
I haven't looked at the exact recipe in quite some time so I know mine has some slight variations.
Ingredients:
~1/2 cup croutons
4 cloves garlic
handful of fresh basil
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp brown sugar
pepper to taste
~4 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mince the garlic and fry it up with the croutons on the stove
Step 2: Dice the tomatoes (you don't have to be picky about size because it will all mush down anyways) and then add them to the garlic
Step 3: Cook the tomatoes until the skins are falling off and are very tender, then add the brown sugar, salt, pepper and basil
Step 5: Cook in the oven for 35 minutes
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