Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Name: Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 8 plum tomatoes; Ice water; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup minced fresh basil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

We owned an organic greenhouse and business that included classes. I had 100 tomato varieties to work with, so I started oven-drying them and taught my students, too. —Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Ingredients

8 plum tomatoes
Ice water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 250°. Fill a large saucepan two-thirds with water; bring to a boil. Cut a shallow “X” on the bottom of each tomato. Place tomatoes, a few at a time, in boiling water just until skin at the “X” begins to loosen, about 30 seconds. Remove and immediately drop into ice water. Pull off and discard skins.
Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise. Combine tomatoes, oil, basil, garlic, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer tomatoes, cut side up, to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast until tomatoes are soft and slightly shriveled, about 5 hours. Cool completely; refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts

4 tomato halves: 147 calories, 14g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 302mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 fat, 1 vegetable.

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tammycookblogsbooks

Feb 7, 2017

I used a mix of all my home-grown tomatoes, not just plum. I skipped the first step of removing the skins because I like them on. I also didn't roast mine the full five hours. The ingredients are a nice combination and the taste of these tomatoes is really good. Next time I will try roasting the full five hours. I am still very pleased with the result of a lesser roasting time.
annrms

May 21, 2016

Wow! It took a little time to peel the plum tomatoes, but once that was done, all was easy. The tomato halves are tossed with a delicious mixture of olive oil, minced fresh basil (I used the tube stuff.), fresh garlic, salt and pepper. I sprinkled on a touch of crushed red pepper because we like spicy. Instead of using the oven, I used my dehydrator, and it worked perfectly w/o heating up the kitchen. I am planning to use them in pasta and vegetable salads. I will definitely make these again!