Home-made Oven-dried Tomatoes

Name: Home-made Oven-dried Tomatoes
Yield: Makes 350 g (12 fl oz)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for storing; 1 teaspoon sugar; 450 g (1 lb) tomatoes, preferably Roma; 450 g (1 lb) tomatoes, preferably Roma; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground five-pepper mixture or black pepper; 1 teaspoon freshly ground five-pepper mixture or black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
350 g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom Travels with a Hot Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 1997

About

Although sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil are widely available in supermarkets, it is just as easy to make your own. You can also flavour them with 1 tablespoon each of mixed chopped fresh herbs, chopped garlic and olive oil before they are placed in the oven.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) tomatoes, preferably Roma
2 teaspoons

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 110°C/225°F/gas mark ¼.

Slice the tomatoes in half lengthways. Place them sliced side up on a baking tray and sprinkle with salt, pepper, sugar and olive oil. Put in the oven and leave overnight. The tomatoes should be dry, but not crispy or hard. They are