Roast tomatoes with asparagus & black olives

Roast tomatoes with asparagus & black olives

A fabulous starter or great with lamb or salmon

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35-45 minutes

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Spread the tomatoes out on a large baking tray and prick each one with a fork. Sprinkle with olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and scatter with the garlic. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes.
  2. Lay asparagus flat in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Splash with 3 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roll the spears until they're hot and evenly coated with oil.
  3. Remove tomatoes from oven and pour off the excess juice. Push tomatoes to one side of tray and lay asparagus next to them. Return to oven and roast for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the olives before serving warm or at room temperature. Vegetables can be done up to two hours before serving and kept at room temperature.

Per serving

102 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.18 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2004.

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  • 2008-06-23 21:58:43.159326

    RooBee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Dıd thıs as a starter for a DP... it worked well and tasted delicious - but then I do love garlic, asparagus and tomatoes!

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  • 2009-01-04 14:55:41.905451

    Charlie commented on this recipe

    My brother, a very good cook, made this as a starter. It was delicious! He baked the asparagus. tomatoes and garlic together before adding the olives and it worked fabulously! Off to buy some asapargus now to make it myself!

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  • 2009-01-11 20:48:01.907783

    lolli commented on this recipe

    i'm going to try this for a special birthday dinner for my mum~in~law next week cos it sounds so good!

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  • 2009-05-03 11:49:59.108285

    Moosy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Followed recipe to the letter and tasted delicious, one of my regular starters now when entertaining. Definitely recommend!

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  • 2009-06-10 12:41:31.373454

    kristina commented on this recipe

    I made this for a large bbq party we had last month. It was amazing, we couldn't get enough of it. Definitely one of my regular dishes now, especially when asparagus is plentiful and cheap as it is at the moment. I put the olives in quite late and it worked well. Anybody have any ideas for the gorgeous tomato juice you drain off half way? (dunking bread was v nice... anything more sophisticated?!)

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  • 2009-06-12 13:16:02.304644

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really lovely and very simple to make. Served with baked salmon and the crispy new potato bake on this site.

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  • 2009-08-11 15:55:50.508784

    Cara82 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A love this as a starter or side dish. I find vine cherry tomatoes are even better and look great as a little bundle (vine still attached) on top of the asparagus. Always a crowd pleaser, and its looks like I've gone to a lot of work!

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  • 2011-02-16 09:58:31.445589

    alice4991 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delicious! and looks great too! so simple to make. had it with salmon steak and salad, but i think it would go with anything.

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  • 2011-03-14 11:59:12.36775

    viking rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used what I had available - a tin of cherry tomatoes & a jar of asparagus. Since these are already cooked, I did everything in a large frying pan in a few minutes & my wife was very impressed. I shall make sure that I have fresh ingredients next time!

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  • 2011-04-26 18:39:39.227828

    Abisnail rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really yummy and easy. Had with roast lamb and new potatoes. Will be making again!

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  • 2011-05-08 20:19:41.453372

    Robby rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great, even without the olives I had this as a side for chicken beasts

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  • 2012-09-19 23:43:28.067306

    lauren Chapelhow rated and commented on this recipe

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    so easy and delicious, I actually left the juice to act as a kind of sauce, was delicious

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  • 2013-02-22 15:36:25.743025

    Rosie commented on this recipe

    Tried this starter the other week for a dinner party I was hosting! It went down as a great! Loved the tomato and garlic flavour. You got to be careful not to over cook the asparagus as the end up soggy! Going to make this again tonight for few friends.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35-45 minutes

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Per serving

102 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.18 g

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