Oven-Dried Tomatoes

‘Sun-dried tomatoes have had great success among gourmets all over the world in the last few years, but have been known in Italy for much longer. The idea is to have tomatoes all year round, and to dehydrate them so that they can be preserved. For this, you need very ripe tomatoes and a lot of sun, which is easy in Italy. To do the same yourself in Britain, you need to use a different method, using the oven rather than the sun.’