Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad

Some days just don’t go well. I started off Monday by waking up to darkness when I had been used to seeing sunlight. I therefore convinced myself that I was owed a few more minutes of sleep, resulting in me leaving a few minutes too late for work. Not so good.

At work I couldn’t find my cell phone, and assumed it had been left it at home. To be honest, I would have been happier going through the day without clothes rather than my phone. This is a sad, but true, fact.

I trudged through the day, only to accidentally throw my keys into a dumpster, (please don’t ask me how) not realizing this until said dumpster had been locked up for the night. I do these things. It’s something you should know about me.

When I got home I couldn’t find my phone and deduced it had actually been in my car the whole time. That is was, in fact, still in my car. Fail. Epic, epic fail. Seriously, this happened.

There are few remedies to days like this, although, I have found a couple to be effective. One is to watch footage of the recent tsunami and realize that every complaint I have is ridiculously minor compared to what others go through. For real C, stop whining.

This Caprese Salad also makes things better. It makes me remember that life is awesome. And delicious. It’s a good thing.

Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad

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6 roma tomatoes, halved with seeds removed

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon sugar

Salt

Pepper

Sliced fresh mozzarella cheese

Fresh basil leaves

Sliced French bread (optional)

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Arrange the tomatoes on a lined baking sheet and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle the sugar, salt and pepper over them and toss to coat. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the tomatoes are shriveled and starting to brown on the edges.

Allow the tomatoes to cool a bit. Arrange on a plate with the sliced mozzarella and basil. You can also layer the ingredients onto french bread to create a variation of bruschetta. All of it tastes good.

Tagged as: Basil, Cheese, Tomato