2 cup cherry tomatoes -- red
1 and/or yellow
1 (about 1 pound)
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 cclove garlic -- crushed
2 tsp basil
1 salt and pepper -- to taste
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp parsley
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350B0. Lightly grease a baking dish large enough
to spread the cherry tomatoes over the bottom. Stem the tomatoes and
place them in the baking dish. Sprinkle the onion, garlic, basil, and
salt and pepper over the tomatoes, then drizzle with the olive oil
and vinegar. Bake until the tomatoes are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.
Garnish with the parsley and serve warm. Serves 6 to 8.20
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NOTES : Reviewed in "Vegetables your kids will eat," Family Fun
Magazine, May 1996.20 Recipe By
: Deanna Cook, 1996. Disney's Family Cookbook
Servings: 7 servings
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