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Marinated Cherry Tomatoes


  • Author: Maya Kitchenette
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Scale
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 bay leaf – torn
  • 1 green chili – sliced
  • 2 garlic – sliced
  • Big pinch of salt
  • Big pinch of black pepper
  • A good pinch of your favorite herbs (I used dried basil and oregano)

Instructions

  1. Lightly score the bottom of each tomato with a knife. Just cut a little X at the bottom of each tomato.
  2. Try not to cut through the flesh.
  3. Drop the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water and let it boil for 10 seconds.
  4. Strain the water and place the tomatoes in a bowl of cold water, or a bowl of water with some ice.
  5. The skin would loosen up a bit. Remove the skin and keep aside.
  6. In a bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, bay leaf, chili, garlic, herbs salt and pepper.
  7. Mix in the tomatoes and store in a jar, in the fridge for up to 10 days.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 474
  • Sugar: 10g
  • Sodium: 168mg
  • Fat: 46g
  • Saturated Fat: 6g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 38g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 16g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg