Diana Henry's corn cakes with chilli roast tomatoes & soured cream

1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC, gas mark 5. Cut the tomatoes in half and lay them in a single layer, cut-side up, in a roasting tin or ovenproof dish. Mix together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and smoked chilli paste and pour over the tomatoes to coat well. Sprinkle with the sugar and season. Roast for 35-40 minutes, or until caramelised and slightly shrunken (keep an eye on them so they don’t burn).

2. The batter can be made in advance. Put all the ingredients (except the oil and butter for frying and soured cream) in a food processor and, using the pulse button, blitz everything for a chunky batter. You want to have some whole pieces of corn in the mixture. Season.

3. Heat some oil in a frying pan and add a little butter. Add a couple of tablespoons of batter to the pan and make a 4cm-wide cake. You can cook 6 cakes at a time if your pan is big enough. When each cake has set underneath, flip it and cook the other side until golden. Lower the heat to cook the cakes through. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with kitchen paper and keep the cakes warm in a low oven (in a single layer) while you cook the rest. Add more oil and butter as you need it.

4. Serve with the tomatoes and spoonfuls of soured cream. These are also great with the salmon fillets with coriander and chilli relish recipe (find it on waitrose.com).