Sun Dried Tomatoes

Here's my recipe for Sun Dried Tomatoes. I love these things but they are so expensive and the ones from the stores come full of sulfites which I am allergic to. These homemade tomatoes are only a good deal if you grow the tomatoes or you get them from free. This recipe takes ALOT of tomatoes and the cherry tomatoes are very expensive per lb. I do not have exact measurements or times.

Several lbs of cherry or pear or grape tomatoes.

Salt

Olive Oil

Cut the little tomatoes into tiny slices. I usually get 3-4 slices from each. Place them on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan and separate them so they lay flat on the pan. Once you cut enough to fill up the tray drizzle olive oil on the top (the amount depends on you, I like mine a little crispy so I add less oil) then sprinkle salt on top of that(again the amount depend on how you like it)

The thriftiest way to cook these is to make at least 2 full pans and put them in the oven at the same time. Cook them at 250F for several hours. I just check on mine every so once in a while to make sure they are ok. You can also cook them in your dehydrator but I have yet to do this because of the mess it would make with the oil.

To store these I put several scoops into a regular sandwich bag until its about 1/4 full (I only put as much in a bag that I will use at a time) I fill up several bags like that and then put 4-5 of the little bags into one freezer ziploc. These freeze very well and it only takes about 4 seconds in the microwave to revive them.

These are excellent on pizzas, pastas, or just to eat! Enjoy!