Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 lb 6 oz cherry tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme
• 2 tsp packed light-brown sugar
• 1 tsp coarse salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix together tomatoes adn garlic in a nonreactive 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Whisk together oil, vinegar, thyme, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl. Drizzle over tomato mixture.
2. Bake until tomatoes are softened and carmelized, about 1 hour. Serve warm or at room temperature. Sauce can be stored in refrigerator up to 5 days; let cool before storing.