OVEN DRIED TOMATOES
These oven dried tomatoes are simpile to make and will let you enjoy you home grown food all year long. We enjoy them in spaghetti, on pizza, in soups and many other dishes encludeing right out of the jar.
RECIPE WE USED
- 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme or A Few Twigs Fresh Thyme
- 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 Pints of Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
We dry ours in the oven because of a few reasons. One, we don't have a dehydrator and Two when doing them in the oven it is more like a slow roast in witch you can get a better flavor and texture from the tomato. Set your oven on 200 degrees. I think the low and slow method brings out the best in the little guys. Slice the tomatoes in half. If you remove the seed the tomato will dry quicker and have a slightly different texture and taste. We will do a pan of each when were making a batch. Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl. Line a cookie sheet (or two) with parchment paper and poor the tomatoes on the pan. Bake in the oven for anywhere to 4-6 hours. After they have baked and have had time to cool you can put them in jars or one of our favorite long term storage ways vacuum seal then put in freezer. ENJOY!!
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I wonder how long they will keep after oven drying. I have a good producing indeterminate cherry tomato I can grow inside that produces the better part of two years IF (notice big if) I can keep the cats out of the container. I'm working on making a sort of Tee Pee shaped structure that lets me in to water, but keeps them out and I want to try to grow them in the house.
They will keep for about a month in the refrigerator in a jar. We also vacuum seal some and put them in the freezer they will last six months to a year. Sounds like a very interesting project with your indoor tomato plant @fernowl13!
I use to grow them indoors all year, but then we rescued 4 cats in two years and haven't been able to have any plants in the house since, lol.
OMGosh!!!! These looks so delicious!
I love oven roasted tomatoes with garlic- the perfect base to make any Italan sauce on the go!
Absolutely. It surprised me how sweet they get after you roast them. Thank you @goldendawne!!!