Roasted Tomatoes and Mushrooms With Herbed Ricotta

• egg tomatoes↗3

  (or Roma halved lengthways)

• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• mushrooms↗4

  (flat, opened and stems removed)

• baby rocket↗30 g

  (or other young green leaves)

• balsamic vinegar↗2 teaspoons
• light rye bread↗2 slices

  (or gluten free bread)

• unsweetened fruit juice↗400 ml

  (your choice of flavour 200ml per person)

• Herbed Ricotta↗
• low-fat ricotta↗125 g

  (fresh)

• lemon zest↗1 teaspoon

  (finely grated)

• parsley↗2 teaspoons

  (finely chopped)

• dill↗2 teaspoons

  (finely chopped)

• garlic clove↗1

  (finely minced)

• black pepper↗

  (freshly ground to taste)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 150C (fan forced).

2. 2

   Line 2 baking trays with baking/parchment paper and put a rack over one.

3. 3

   Put cut tomatoes halves on the rack, spray with the olive oil cooking spray and roast for 40 minutes (please note that during part of this time you will also cook the mushrooms).

4. 4

   HERBED RICOTTA - put ricotta, lemon zest, parsley, dill and garlic in a small bowl and season with pepper and mix well to combine and put in the fridge until required.

5. 5

   Put the mushrooms, stem side up on the second tray and spray with cooking spray and roast in the oven with the tomato halves for the last 10 minutes of cooking or until mushrooms are tender and tomato halves start to shrivel around the edges.

6. 6

   Divide the mushrooms between 2 plates and spoon equal amounts of the herbed ricotta between the 4 mushroom caps .

7. 7

   Place the tomato halves on the plates.

8. 8

   Toss the rocket leaves (or baby salad leaves) in the balsamic vinegar together and place on the tomato halves.

9. 9

   Serve with the bread (toasted if you like) and your juice of choice.