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Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese

Photo of slowroasted tomatoes and fresh mozzarella in oil olive with thyme on a plate next to two sliced of countrystyle...
Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Photo by Alex Lau

The classic tomato and mozz summer salad gets a roasty cold-weather makeover.

Ingredients

4 servings

2 pints cherry tomatoes
4 sprigs thyme
4 garlic cloves, smashed
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
8 ounces fresh buffalo or cow mozzarella (about 1 ball), room temperature, torn into large pieces
Flaky sea salt
Country-style bread, brushed with oil, toasted in oven (for serving)
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss tomatoes, thyme, garlic, and oil on a rimmed baking sheet to coat and season lightly with kosher salt. Spread out in a single layer and roast until tomatoes are bursting and lightly browned, 40–45 minutes; let cool.

    Step 2

    Arrange mozzarella on a platter and spoon warm tomato mixture with juices over; sprinkle with sea salt. Serve with olive-oil-toasted bread for soaking up all those extra juices.

  2. Do Ahead

    Step 3

    Tomatoes can be roasted 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Gently reheat before using.

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  • I didn't know what to do with all my homegrown cherry tomatoes and found this recipe. It was delicious! I had a package of mozzarella in the fridge and used that, making it so simple to prepare. This will be a recipe I go back to often.

    • Barb

    • Pittsburgh, PA

    • 7/23/2022

  • Simple, luxurious flavors and textures…the velvety extra virgin olive oil, the bumped-up taste of roasted tomatoes, and the best mozzarella or burrata…a match made in culinary heaven. Beautiful to look at too…

    • Anonymous

    • Long Island, NY

    • 9/4/2021

  • Absolutely delicious. It's one of my go to recipes for pot-lucks and SuperBowl parties!

    • nursewally

    • Las Vegas, NV

    • 2/5/2021

  • Easy & delicious. With 10 minutes left, I rubbed both sides of the bread in the oil on the bottom of the pan, then left with tomatoes to toast. Flipped after 5 minutes. Perfect. Also, didn’t have mozz, so topped them with some goat feta. Fantastic. Almost anything will work.

    • wirthless

    • Colorado

    • 2/5/2020

  • This looks, and I am certainly, will be, AMAZING! I am so used to just making the standard caprese, that I’ve actually grown bored with it. But this will surely reinvigorate my love for this combination!

    • adrim

    • South Florida

    • 10/30/2019

  • This is literally the second best recipe I've ever tried from Epicurious (the Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake is still the king)! Don't skim on the garlic. And don't overlook the importance of the bread and the olive oil that goes with it. Use a good olive oil and a good crusty bread.

    • sl285

    • Port St. Lucie, FL

    • 10/7/2019

  • Served along side roast prime rib for Christmas dinner, as an accompaniment. I added sliced shallots. This was wonderful and I'd make it again and serve with the crusty bread.

    • sturner11

    • Oakton, VA

    • 12/26/2018

  • I make this all the time when tomatoes aren't at their peak. I never really considered it a recipe :-) I personally prefer max 1 clove of garlic, but to each his own.

    • kpalmer747

    • Sweden

    • 5/3/2018

  • Absolutely delicious.

    • larisag

    • 佛蒙特州的伯灵顿

    • 3/13/2018

  • Simple and delicious.

    • benedetto

    • NYC

    • 1/18/2018

  • This was wonderful and a huge hit for appetizers while opening gifts at Christmas. I placed a few basil leaves around the plate for color and taste. Everyone raved about it.

    • mojoqe2

    • Virginia Beach, VA

    • 12/26/2017

  • This was outstanding - so very simple yet very tasty. Will be making it as one of the courses in our Christmas dinner plated with some arugula for a festive dish of flavor and color.

    • MarianneDS

    • Farmington, CT

    • 12/18/2017

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