Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes: in just 30 minutes and with five simple fresh ingredients, you can be enjoying the best roasted tomatoes you have ever eaten!
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These little roasted tomatoes are epic flavor bombs to be added to pastas, on top of proteins or eaten just by themselves!
Since this is such a simple side dish recipe, what makes it so divine are the FRESH ingredients.
Gorgeous ripe red tomatoes, with pungent fresh garlic, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
You are going to fall in love at first bite with these crazy flavorful roasted tomatoes, I promise you.
What Kinds of Tomatoes Are Best for Roasting?
You can roast any type of tomato that you have already, but I really recommend you choose one that is more meaty.
Like a roma tomato, cherry tomato, grape tomato… any tomato that has less liquid.
However, no matter what type of tomato you have, you need to cut it into chunks.
For something like a cherry tomato, you can leave them whole or slice them in half.
If you leave them whole, when you bite into them, they will burst in your mouth!
Just a fair warning, as I have surprised many a guest with my exploding roasted tomatoes before! 😉
Fresh Ingredients Mean More Flavor!
You want to make sure you use the freshest of ingredients for optimal flavor in this roasted cherry tomato recipe.
So besides the fresh tomatoes, you also want to use a good quality extra virgin olive oil and fresh minced garlic.
Don’t use that garlic that is packed in olive oil or sold in a jar, it really has a fraction of the flavor. I swear.
If you aren’t a big fan of mincing garlic, and let’s be honest — who is, get yourself a good garlic press.
If you don’t already have one, this is my favorite garlic press (affiliate link). Super simple design and really easy to clean.
Lastly, you want freshly ground black ground pepper. It finishes off the flavor of these roasted tomatoes perfectly!
How to Eat Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
We have been grilling a lot of chicken and doing easy pastas — so I have been making these Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes a few times a week to add flavor to just about every dish!
There are SO many different kinds of uses for these little flavor bombs.
For starters, they are perfect all on their own as a side dish. Bonus: this roasted tomato recipe is low carb and gluten free.
If you are looking for more low carb side dish recipes, check out my favorites: The Best Creamed Spinach, Creamy Baked Brussel Sprouts, Caprese Stuffed Avocados and The Best Mashed Cauliflower.
However, they can also be used in a ton of other ways: on top of homemade pizzas (with some goat cheese and spinach!!), in a light pasta with some fresh basil, tossed with fresh mozzarella balls or as a topping to some grilled chicken breasts.
Besides eating them as is, these are two of my favorite ways to use these Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes: Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta and Tomato & Goat Cheese Toasts.
If you love roasted tomatoes, you are going to really love this simple garlic version! Plus, they only take 30 minutes or less to make.
Just read the comments below to see how well loved this Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomato recipe truly is.
This is actually a very old recipe from 2012, that I came back to update with new photos and a video, because it’s still so popular after all this time!If you love this tomato recipe, make sure and check out my absolute favorite one-skillet Caprese Chicken!
Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Recipe
Garlic Roasted Cherry Tomatoes: in just 30 minutes and with five simple fresh ingredients, you can be enjoying the best roasted tomatoes you have ever eaten!
Ingredients
- 2 (10 oz) containers cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a medium bowl, toss together tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking sheet and spread into an even layer.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tomatoes are soft and very fragrant.
- Eat immediately standing over the sink with a kitchen fork…or on top of your favorite pasta, pizza, or even grilled chicken breasts!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 servings Serving Size: 1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 70Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 530mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g
You directions for eating them? ….I will follow exactly! They look amazing!
I LOVE roasted tomatoes. Seriously, I could eat them with just about ANYTHING!
I love anything roasted, and throw in some garlic, and it’s even more divine. Nice job on the photos. I love roasted tomatoes with pasta especially. 🙂
Annnd, gimme. Like, all of them. And a pizza. With these. 78 of them should suffice on a pie.
I recently made my first of many batches of roasted garlic tomatoes. They are so delicious in quiches too.
Oh my gosh!! These looks amazing. I have to make these asap! Yum
Hello! How do you store them? And how long can you keep them? I need to use some tomatoes but I don’t have time to make a meal until this weekend 🙂
They are best made right when you want to eat/use them. They really don’t store all that well!
I have so many heirloom cherry tomatoes, from my garden. I roast mine whole with whatever oil and herbs. After they are cooled I put them in a freezer bag and use them later. I also just freeze any of my tomatoes straight from the garden no cooking or peeling. When the thaw out the skins come off if you dont care for the skins.
Gorgeous pics! I made these last night…2 tips: use tinfoil on your baking sheet for easier clean up, and place the tomatoes skin side down otherwise they tend to stick and disintegrate.
I was told foil interacts with the tomatoes…. put a layer of parchment paper between the foil and the tomatoes!
Roast and eat. FREEZE leftovers…….
My dinner roasted tomatoes and whole grain crackers, standing over the sink! Wonderful!
Has anyone tried these with grape tomatoes?
I grabbed tomatoes as the grocery store after seeing this recipe, realized I bought grape rather than cherry.
NIce post
I like cooking more and i need more suggestion please
Cherry Tomato Pasta. Serving this little supper hot to the table with a good handful of freshly grated Parmesan cheese .
I like eat tomato pasta and nice post.
Garlic is an herb. It is best known as a flavoring for food. But over the years, garlic has been used as a medicine to prevent or treat a wide range of diseases
Most of the people like cherry tomato.
I added to penne with fresh parmesan and basil and a bit of liquid from the pasta cooking — mmmmmm.
I make these weekly… put them on my BLTs, pizza, bread. It’s the only way I’ll eat tomatoes now! Thanks for sharing!!
Prepared these exctly as recipe states and they were delicious. Sounds strange – but I put mine in fettuccine alfredo (what a sweet suprise).
Amazing recipe, I am trying it tomorrow.
this was delicious!! i tossed with feta cheese at the end while they were still warm and it was amazing!
So glad to hear you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment!
I made these tonight for supper…and oh my goodness they were outrageously delicious! The tomates were easy to prepare, will be making these at least weekly. Can’t wait to share receipe with my family and friends.
So glad you liked them Donna! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment!
Ya i also Tried last night it’s Best recipes ever in my experience
Thank you for this easy recipe. Fixed this tonight with tomatoes from the garden. I did add a sliced red pepper, and it turned out great. We ate this over homemade basil pasta. Delicious!
Just made these and OMG Yummy! Used up most of my cherry AND some grape tomatoes I had from our garden. This is a delicious recipe and am so happy you posted this, so thank you! It will now be my “go-to” for BRUCHETTA and all things Italian that require roasting these little bites of goodness!
So , so good, I will be making these again.
I made these last night to go on top of some baguettes with a red pepper spread. They were so good!!
Oh my goodness.I tried with this recipe.undoubtedly it’s an awesome one guys.everyone must try this.
I made this recipe tonight, amazing, added Zucchini to it. Sauteed some Swiss Chard. Tossed Tomatoes, Zucchini, Swiss Chard with some pasta and then added Parm and Olives. Omg! Delicious!
That sounds amazing Debbie!
THESE…..ARE.. . SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!
Love roasted tomatoes, this recipe looks soo good!
I’ve just had a new favorite food when I saw this. Yummy
Have tried it- Delicious
Do they have any shelf life? How would I make a bunch and keep them?
They are best fresh, or you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days.
I absolutely love these tomatoes. I use them as a side dish with my fish and rice. Sometimes I’ll sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on them. My family loves them. Big hit!!!
Wow! I just love this simple, yet flavor rich recipe. Seriously, I’ve made it four times in the last two months. I toss it in pasta or use in place of sauce in homemade pizza. Sometime I toss in some fresh basil or oregano, top with cheese and just fork it into my hungry maw right off the cookie sheet. Thanks so much for sharing it!
My dinner roasted tomatoes and whole grain crackers, standing over the sink! Wonderful!
This looks so fresh & clean & delish! Thanks for the meal inspo!
I loved it!!! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
It looks good, I think I can make it for BBQ or serve with pasta. Thanks
You are going to fall in love at first bite with these crazy flavorful roasted tomatoes – yeees, for sure!
Made these and now make them weekly. So good.
Absolutely delicious! Thank you!!
Tried this recipe last night on the bbq. OMG it is so good! I already went out and picked a bunch more tomatoes to make it again tonight. Simply delish !
Does this recipe freeze well? I’ve got a ton of cherry tomatoes and a family that doesn’t like them much. I want to freeze small batches for myself any friends down the road. Thanks! 🙂
Not really, sadly it’s best fresh!
I’ve made these twice and they are awesome! Can it be be frozen? I was given 24 baskets of cherry tomatoes and don’t want them to go to waste!
I love to cook. Today’s my lucky day, GARLIC ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES recipe is great, just follow the instructions and everything is easy, I like that. Thanks for your sharing
Hey, as a side note, if you make them and use salmon as your meat, you get another interesting flavor profile on your pallet. I did mine with an italian herb blend and fresh squeezed lemon.
You get the sweet from the salmon and it helps bring out the brightness of the tomatoes with that wonderful roasted flavor.
Going to try these tonight… has anyone added onions… I love garlic and onions together was going to do half with onions and half without.. help
Some finely chopped fresh basil adds a nice fragrant touch
Since finding your recipe, I’ve made these at least once a week. A favorite quick snack is toasted bread with goat cheese and the garlic roasted cherry tomatoes. However you eat them, these are the very, very best. Thank you for such a wonderful (and easy) recipe!
Have tried a couple different types of cherry tomatoes with this recipe; grape tomatoes and the miniature pear-shaped tomatoes. Both are superb, and when used as a topping with homemade pizza, it has taken it to a new level. Next up – with burrata! I can see why people become addicted to this recipe.
So glad you enjoy it Kathy! With burrata is one of my favorite ways!