Slow Roasted Tomato And Olive Appetizer

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup nicoise olive, pitted and chopped
• 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped
• 8 large plum tomatoes, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degrees. in a mini food processor, process the basil, olive oil, olives and rosemary to a paste.
• 2 arrange the tomato slices on a large, rimmed baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. spread about 1 teaspoon of the tapenade over each tomato slice. bake for 1 1/2 hours until the tomatoes are very tender.
• 3 serve hot or warm.