Oven-dried Tomatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 33 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ripe plum tomatoes
• extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs like basil, rosemary and thyme

Recipe

• 1 cut the tomatoes in half lengthways and lay them cut side up on a roomy baking tray. sprinkle with a little olive oil, salt and herbs.
• 2 place at the centre of a low oven (150c) for half an hour and then reduce temperature to 120c and cook for about two hours, or until the tomatoes are reduced in size by about a third, but are still soft and moist.
• 3 allow to cool then store in an air-tight container.