Sun dried tomato recipe

[Mamoo]

I was wondering if anyone has ever made their own sun-dried tomatoes. This is probably one of those noteable 'duh' questions, but I gotta ask anyway. Do they have to be sun-dried or can you dehydrate? If anyone has a recipe I would love to try it.

Thanks so much for any help you can give.

[EastCoastie]

...although they are not sundried since I use the dehydrator. I slice them in half, deseed them and place them in the D for about 2 days. I want them really dry so they don't get moldy. They come out great and preservative free and then I store them in an air-tight container.

[Mamoo]

All I've ever used are from a jar. Do you store them in oil and season the oil?

Thanks so much for your reply. I will try this soon.

[EastCoastie]

Hi Mamoo,

Although you can store and season them, I prefer to just leave them plain. As long as they are stored in airtight container they are fine.

Good luck!

[jane b]

I second those instructions. I have a huge garden, and a lot of my tomatoes end up being dried as slices. I just took a small batch of Romas out of the dehydrator yesterday.

I generally store mine (long term) in using my foodsaver so I can suck all the air out of them. Anything that I know I'll probably use up within the month I'm fine with a quart size freezer bag from Target. They're nice and thick, so you don't get any accidental pokie holes from sharp edges.

[Mamoo]

Thanks ladies, I'm going to do that in the morning. I haven't done well with my garden this year but I did have a lot of tomatoes given to me and I don't want to risk losing even one precious tomato.

[qfmother]

I season mine with olive oil, garlic and sea salt, and they are so yummy!

[Ilse W.]

I put them sliced into the dehydrator, then vacuum pack them.

[spicyfull]

I dry mine in the Sun.....Slice and Dry.