Oven-dried Herbed Tomatoes

Total Time: 20 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 hrs

Ingredients

• 20 firm-ripe roma tomatoes (or better yet, use your homegrown variety)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• coarse salt or sea salt
• fresh ground pepper
• olive oil
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 garlic, crushed
• 1 whole black peppercorn, to taste

Recipe

• 1 trim the stem ends off of the tomatoes, quarter lengthwise and remove and discard seeds.
• 2 place in a large bowl and add the olive oil, vinegar, parsley, rosemary, mixing well.
• 3 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 cover bowl and allow to marinate in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• 6 pack tomatoes in a single layer on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
• 7 bake for 6 to 12 hours.
• 8 place them in the oven around 7:00 in the evening and bake the tomatoes throughout the night.
• 9 you'll have plump, juicy tomatoes.
• 10 cool completely before storing.
• 11 to store: place tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, pepper, in sterilized glass jars and pour olive oil over to cover, seal tightly with lids.
• 12 store in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks.