Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake

Name: Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 kg lovely ripe cherry tomatoes mixed colours if you can find them; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 sprigs fresh bay; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 3 cloves garlic peeled and chopped; 12 higher-welfare Cumberland or coarse Italian pork sausages; extra virgin olive oil; balsamic vinegar

6 steps

Cook:1h 15min

Bold use of herbs and an intense tomato sauce really make the flavours in this sausage bake sing

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:05:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories292.9 kcal (15%)

Total Fat15.4 g (22%)

Carbs22.2 g (9%)

Sugars9.2 g (10%)

Protein20.6 g (41%)

Sodium636 mg (32%)

Fiber5.7 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2kgcherry tomatoes

lovely, ripe, mixed colours if you can find them

2 sprigsfresh thyme

2 sprigsfresh rosemary

2 sprigsfresh bay

1 tablespoondried oregano

3 clovesgarlic

peeled and chopped

12cumberland

higher-welfare, or coarse italian pork sausages

extra virgin olive oil

balsamic vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Get yourself an appropriately sized roasting tray, large enough to take the tomatoes in one snug-fitting layer. Put in all your tomatoes, the herb sprigs, oregano, garlic and sausages. Drizzle well with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Toss together, then make sure the sausages are on top and pop the tray into the oven for half an hour. After this time, give it a shake and turn the sausages over. Put back into the oven for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on how golden and sticky you like your sausages.

Step 4

Once it’s cooked, you’ll have an intense, tomatoey sauce. If it’s a little too thin, lift out the sausages and place the tray on the hob to cook it down to the consistency you like – I tend to make mine quick thick – then put the sausages back in.

Step 5

Check the seasoning and serve either with a good-quality loaf of bread warmed through in a low oven for 10 minutes (great for mopping up the sauce!) or with mashed potato, rice or polenta, a green salad and a nice glass of wine.

Step 6

PS Any leftovers can be chopped up and made into a wonderful chunky pasta dish, using penne or rigatoni, the next day.

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