Garden Bounty -- Roasted Roma Tomatoes

Instead of canning Roma or Plum Tomatoes, another method is to roast them and then freeze to store them for later.  These make a great pizza or pasta sauce, just add some Italian seasonings, and blend with an immersion blender.  Here's how they look after roasting for about 1 hour in a 400 degree oven.

Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise, cut out the core and remove the seeds.  

Place on a foil lined baking sheet.

Drizzle with good olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

Place in the 400 degree oven and roast until they are a little charred and a bit dried on the edges.

Get some freezer bags ready. Label freezer bags with contents and date.

Place roasted tomatoes in the freezer bag in a single layer.  Zip closed and place in the freezer.

Then on a cold snowy day when you make homemade pizza, 

use these tomatoes from the garden to make the best sauce ever.  

Enjoy friends!