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 /  16 August 2022  

#  What’s On My Table – With Alexandra Dudley  


Alexandra Dudley is a food columnist, cookbook author and host of the Come For Supper podcast. In this monthly column, she takes us inside her east London kitchen to show us what she’s cooking and the tools she’s loving. This time, it’s her favourite dish to cook when the weather’s hot – plus, three of her top entertaining accessories…  


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Confit tomatoes is one of my favourite things to eat and something I make on repeat when the weather is warm. It is particularly delicious served with a blob of burrata or mozzarella and scooped up with focaccia or sourdough. I love to eat it cool (or at room temperature).

  
  
This dish would be delicious with any dry white wine, but I’ve been loving the selection of spritzers from The Uncommon recently. They are slightly less alcoholic and wonderfully refreshing – my pick is this new [elderflower spritz](https://wearetheuncommon.co.uk/collections/home-page/products/white-wine-spritzer).

 

 

 

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## Confit Tomatoes With Garlic &amp; Rosemary 



 

Serves

 4 

 



Total Time

 2 Hours 10 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

 Ingredients  


   5 bunches of tomatoes on the vine (or as many as can fit in your largest deep baking dish)  

   1-2 bulbs of garlic  

   Olive oil  

   Salt  

   1 handful of fresh rosemary sprigs  

 



  

 To serve  


   Anything you like – but my favourites are burrata, torn mozzarella, fresh pesto, toasted bread or focaccia  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Preheat your oven to 160°C Fan.



 Step 2 

Place your tomatoes into a large deep baking dish. Peel your garlic cloves and dot these evenly among the tomatoes.



 Step 3 

Pour over enough olive oil to almost cover the tomatoes (about two-thirds of the way).



 Step 4 

Season generously with sea salt and sprinkle over your rosemary. I like to use a mix of roughly chopped and whole sprigs.



 Step 5 

Cook for about 2 hours until the tomatoes have slightly shrivelled in their skins and are charred in places.



 Step 6 

Allow to cool slightly and enjoy. I love them with warm or toasted bread and burrata or mozzarella. They are also delicious on toast.



 Step 7 

Keep the oil for dipping, dressings or drizzling.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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