Vegetables | UrbnSpice- Part 2

The Inspiration of UrbnSpice Series

These little gems are Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes. Are they not the prettiest thing that you have seen today? (Other than my post of the wee one baking sugar cookies). I could not resist buying them – these Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes became my Inspiration of the Day.

Inspiration of the Day: Strawberry Tomatoes | urbnspice.com

The inspiration of the Day: Strawberry Tomatoes

I have great fun in the market this time of year as the local produce is arriving and is proudly displayed by the greengrocer staff. I am sure that the produce guys wonder as I travel through their displays, exclaiming my great delight while taking photos with my iPhone. I wonder which of the selections I find today will be discussed, cooked, photographed and eaten first? There are not enough hours in a day when there are already a few too many irons in the fire.

For these beauties, the most simple of cooking methods will occur today with another discovery today – rice bran oil! As much as I adore using olive oil with tomatoes, I felt this was a perfect opportunity to try this oil. It has a clean, delicate taste, a high smoke point and, bonus – it also claims many health benefits.

Preparing to Roast the Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes

Roasted Strawberry Tomatoes

INGREDIENTS:

2 vines strawberry tomatoes (about 1/2 lb)
One or two garlic cloves, slivered
Rice Bran Oil, (or Olive Oil) as needed
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Place the tomatoes (on the vine) and the slivered garlic on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Season with salt and pepper.
Roast until the skin starts to shrivel a bit – about 10 minutes.
Serve directly on top of the dish of your choice; for example, with a lovely grilled steak. Enjoy with a glass of red wine.

Roasted Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes

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Roasted Tomato Compote

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Roasted Strawberry Compote with Chicken

Further Resources:

Learn More About Vine Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes

Rice Bran Oil

Health Benefits of Rice Bran Oil

If you try my recipe for Roasted Tomato Compote, please leave me a comment below with your feedback.

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Denise Paré-Watson

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On Cutting Vegetables

“Vegetables sure are hard to cut – they are so problematic! So unwieldy, so roly-poly, so wobbly!”

“This class is going to be so great!”

(Snippets of conversation overheard during an Urb’n’Spice Knife Skills & Cookery Class)

: Cutting Skills – Butternut Squash

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“I hope this book will inspire the kitchen con-artist in you,

increase fruit and veggie consumption in your family,

and motivate you to become an Accidental Cook. Pass it on!”

― Merrin McGregor, Vegetables Accidentally

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“I don’t think I’ll ever grow old and say,

“What was I thinking eating all those fruits and vegetables?”

― Nancy S. Mure, Eat! Empower.

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Further Reading of Interest from Urb’n’Spice:

The Confident Kitchen Series – How to tackle a butternut squash

Rooting for Rutabaga – An Understated Vegetable

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