This easy, tangy-sweet conserva (aka tomato paste) from Christopher Kimball, author of Milk Street: The New Rules is a great way to coax great flavor out of supermarket tomatoes.

"Tomato conserva—fresh tomatoes cooked down into an intense, concentrated paste—is an old Italian recipe devised as a way to preserve summer produce," Christopher says. "Slowly cooking down cherry or grape tomatoes in olive oil transforms them into a sauce that is thick, sweet and rich, and adding water slows the cooking, allowing the tomatoes to fully break down and soften. Spread tomato conserva on grilled bread or bruschetta or serve as part of a cheese platter. Also use it as a base for pasta sauce, mixed into cooked rice or other grains, or try it in paninis or grilled cheese sandwiches."

For more ideas on how to make supermarket tomatoes taste amazing, try these recipes:
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Quick Pickled Tomatoes
Slow-Simmered Tomato Sauce

Adapted from Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change The Way You Cook by Christopher Kimball. Copyright © 2019 by Christopher Kimball. Used with permission by Voracious. All rights reserved.