How To Make Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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The best thing is you can easily make these yourself and they taste even better than when you dry them in the sun. Ready to learn how you can make sun-dried tomatoes in the oven? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this recipe you need a very limited number of ingredients. You only need the following ingredients on your grocery list:

• Tomatoes – you can use cherry tomatoes or Roma tomatoes which have a sweet and plum taste
• Seasoning – use Italian seasoning
• Sea salt – to enhance the flavor of the tomatoes
• Garlic – use fresh garlic
• Olive oil – use good quality olive oil

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Sun-Dried Tomatoes In The Oven

1. To make this recipe start with washing all the tomatoes with cold water. Cut all the tomatoes in half and deseed the tomatoes. Keep the tomato seed to use in a tomato sauce.
2. Preheat the oven to 150℉/75℃ while you line a baking sheet with baking paper. Put all the halved tomatoes on the baking tray. Sprinkle the tomatoes with sea salt and then put the tray in the oven.
3. Let the tomatoes bake for 2½-3 hours or until the tomatoes have dried enough. You do not have to flip the tomatoes during the baking.
4. Take the tray out of the oven. Finely chop the garlic. Put the first 5 tomatoes in a glass jar, and add a teaspoon of your favorite seasoning like Italian seasoning.
5. Then add garlic and then add the next layer. Warm the olive oil in a small pot but do not boil. Pour the olive oil into the jar and let it cool.
6. Ready to serve.

Homemade Sun-Dried Tomatoes Recipe

These tomatoes are so easy to make and are one of those ingredients that give your recipes a bite. By adding garlic or seasoning you can give the tomatoes even more flavor.

With this recipe, you do not need hot sunny days or a big sunny garden or rooftop. All you need is a baking sheet, a warm oven, and some tomatoes.

Fair warning in advance drying tomatoes takes time. So, take that into account when you need them for a recipe. But the result is well worth the wait.

What Are The Best Tomatoes For Drying?

You may think that you can use any type of tomato but there are differences. The best tomatoes for drying are:

• Roma tomatoes
• San Marzano tomatoes

But let me tell you if you have a great crop of tomatoes from your garden just give this recipe a try.

How To Store Sun-Dried Tomatoes

There are several ways to store sun-dried tomatoes:

• Refrigerator – you can easily store these oven sun-dried tomatoes for 5 to 6 months in a glass jar covered with olive oil.
• Freezer – If you want to keep them longer freeze the tomatoes for up to 6 months and more. Don’t cover it with olive oil when you want to freeze it.

Serve Sun-Dried Tomatoes With

You can easily use these dried tomatoes in a lot of recipes. Take a look at some examples here:

• Avocado tomato salad
• Vegan wrap
• Tomato tapenade
• The best Migas egg recipe
• Mexican tortilla soup
• Avocado shrimp tostada

How To Rehydrate Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Sun-dried tomatoes are dried and dehydrated when stored in a glass jar.

You can easily rehydrate the tomatoes by putting the sun-dried tomatoes in hot water for about 20 minutes.

Drain the tomatoes and you can put them back in the olive oil or use them in your recipes.

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Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Mireille

Serves: 20 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 180 minutes

Learn how to make sun-dried tomatoes in the oven and make the best-dried tomatoes for your salads or to give wrapa a bite. Try this recipe!

Ingredients

• 20 Roma tomatoes
• Italian seasoning
• Sea salt
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Wash the tomatoes
2. Half the tomatoes and deseed. Put on a baking sheet and sprinkle with sea salt
3. Preheat oven to 150℉/75℃ and put in the oven for 2½ to 3 hours
4. Take out of the oven. Finely chop the garlic. Put the first 5 tomatoes in a glass jar, add a tsp of seasoning. Then add garlic and put in the next layer
5. Warm the olive oil but do not boil. Pour in the jar and let it cool
6. Ready to serve

Notes

Keep the tomato seed to use in a tomato sauce

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Nutrition facts

Calories: 55g; Fat: 5.3g; Carbs: 2.5g; Protein: 0.6g;

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