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Slow-roasted balsamic tomatoes with baby leeks & basil
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Slow-roasted balsamic tomatoes with baby leeks & basil

9 ingredients 6 openrecipes
Slow-roasted balsamic tomatoes with baby leeks & basil

This is one of those recipes that, apart from being damn tasty, is kind of slapdash but so easy to make and consistently good. You can really get some mileage out of it. The key things are to get yourself some best-quality plum tomatoes and buy some cheap balsamic vinegar, as you'll be using a lot of it.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

231
Calories
3g
Protein
14g
Fat
26g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 plum tomatoes
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 handful fresh basil, leaves picked and torn up
  • 12 fresh bay leaves
  • 12 baby leeks, trimmed and washed
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 200 ml balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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