Sun-Dried Cherry Tomatoes

A friend of my father-in-law’s was kind enough to send me a crate of cherry tomatoes he had grown in his garden! And I looked at them and you couldn’t believe the excitement on my face. I love tomatoes. And they tasted so sweet and juicy, perfect for summer salads and salsas. 

You can use any kinds of tomatoes to make these sun dried tomatoes. I used cherry tomatoes because thats what I had on hand, but my next batch will definitely be plum tomatoes. 

Preparation Time 10 minutes 

Bake Time 4 hours 

Yields 2 cups 

Ingredients 

4 cups cherry tomatoes 

1/2-3/4 teaspoons dried thyme 

1/2- 3/4 teaspoons dried oregano 

Salt and pepper- to taste 

For Preservation

Olive Oil 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1bjFcBtao

Instructions 

1. Preheat the oven to 90c/ 200f. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

2. Rinse and dry the tomatoes. Remove the stalk and cut them in half. 

3. Toss the tomatoes in the seasoning. 

4. Place the tomatoes exposed seed side up on the lined baking sheet. Make sure they aren’t touching each other. 

5. Bake the tomatoes for 3-4 hours at 90c until the tomatoes are a deep red colour, dried up, leathery and rubbery. 

6. Cool them to room temperature. 

7. Place them In a ziplock bag and freeze them or you can preserve them in olive oil with garlic cloves and extra herbs.