Oven roasted asparagus and cherry tomatoes
By: Easy cook - Lak...
Published: Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 7:37am

Ingredients




500g cherry tomatoes, halved
3 tbs olive oil, divided (2+1)
3 garlic cloves, minced
500g fresh asparagus, bottoms trimmed,
Coarse sea salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Place cherry tomato halves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. 2 Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 200˚C. 3 Toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste. 4 Place asparagus, in a single layer, on baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 200˚C.

About

A quick and easy vegetarian dish.
Easy suggestion: instead of fresh cherry tomatoes you can use whole tomatoes from a can, but before roasting, drain the liquid, split the tomatoes and remove seeds. Also, you can sprinkle herbs of your choice over tomatoes.