Roasted Tomatoes and Feta

Delicious roasted tomatoes and feta is a great tomato side dish, especially with winter tomatoes. Nice for the buffet table, too!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 medium red or yellow onion
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Variety of small tomatoes ((such as cherry, grape etc. no larger than golf-ball size))
• 2 large tomatoes (cut into thick slices)
• 6-7 oz feta cheese (cut into 3/4" thick slices)
• leaves Fresh basil ((or 1/2-1 tsp. dried basil))
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• t Salt (for finishing (*feta is salty, so don' salt until the end and only a bit is needed))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350° F (regular bake setting/not fan assisted). Cut onion into thin wedges. Place in baking dish or roasting pan and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Roast in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes. Place feta slices into roasting pan and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Scatter any feta crumbles around the pan. Place a large tomato slice over most of the large rounds of feta. Scatter smaller tomatoes around the pan. Give one final drizzle of olive oil over tomatoes and a bit of freshly ground pepper (if using dried basil, you can add now, as well). Return to the oven and roast another 35-45 minutes.
2. 2Meanwhile, add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and then lower the heat and simmer until reduced by half. Set aside.
3. 3Allow to cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves, a bit of salt and drizzle with the reduced balsamic vinegar. Serve warm.