Italian Oven Dried Tomatoes In Olive Oil Recipes

OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 225° F.
• Cut the tomatoes in half, add fresh garlic, olive oil, basil, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread them out on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and place in the oven.
• Bake for one hour, then turn off the oven and allow the tomatoes to sit overnight in the warmth of the oven.

ITALIAN OVEN/SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400F (200C). Drizzle a 1-2 cookies sheets with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Slice tomatoes lengthwise and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, then lower the heat to 300F degrees (150C) and continue to bake for approximately 1- 1 1/2 hours. At this point the tomatoes should be dried, if not continue to bake until they are, remove from oven and let cool
• Move to a clean bowl and toss the tomatoes with olive oil, chopped garlic, salt, oregano, fresh chopped parsley, chopped fresh basil leaves and hot pepper flakes if desired. Serve over fresh Italian crusty bread or use in your favourite recipes. Enjoy!

ITALIAN OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES IN OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 225°.
• Combine tomatoes, 2 T. olive oil, herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste in a mixing bowl.
• Arrange tomatoes in rows on a parchment-lined cookie sheet; bake 1 hr.
• Cool to room temperature, about 15 min.
• Place in 4 half-pint canning jars.
• Add remaining olive oil to cover tomatoes in each jar.
• tightly cover jars.
• Refrigerate.
• **Note: Olive oil will solidify in the refrigerator, but this won't affect the tomatoes. The oil will re-liquify at room temperature.

SUN-DRIED TOMATOES IN OLIVE OIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Enjoy!