How to roast easy-to-find and inexpensive Roma tomatoes in the oven, using time and temperature to turn so-so supermarket plum tomatoes into something truly special. Finally, we can roast tomatoes all year long! PS For anyone with a glut of late-summer Roma tomatoes from the garden or farmers market? This is your best tomato-roasting technique too! Real Food, Fresh & Family-Tested. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Great for Meal Prep. Easy DIY. Low Carb. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free. Whole30 Friendly. Rave Reviews.

The Recipe: A simple summer vegan side dish with really pretty color, just rice cooked with perfect summer tomatoes. It's almost a loaves 'n' fishes story, rice that blossoms from one cup to six cups, thanks to an intriguing cooking technique – don't worry, it's easy, no special equipment needed! Weight Watchers friendly, just two points per serving. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . The Conversation: Are you a side-dish cook? Me either. This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new 'summer easy' recipes all summer long. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! Some cooks punt pie, some bypass bread, some dodge desserts. Me, I skirt side dishes. (Enough with the alliteration? Okay!) Why? Maybe because once I put a protein, a vegetable and a salad on the table, I’m done. Or because my cooking style tends to one-

A "real" garden salad, made with fresh summer vegetables straight from the garden, crisp barely cooked green beans, ripe tomato, sweet corn kernels, all tossed in a tangy feta salad dressing. Fresh & Summery. Great Crunch. Low Carb. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free.