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How to make your own sun dried tomatoes + 4 recipes using them

August 23, 2013

I’m a huge fan of sun-dried tomatoes in food but I have a hard time paying the price they want for them at the store.  I decided I’d venture out and try drying my own.  Now in Michigan as a general rule, we don’t have temperatures high enough to sundry them, so I’m cheating and using an oven to dry them.
I went out to the garden and picked some tomatoes.  At the time I made them I only had small Roma tomatoes ripe as well as tons of cherry tomatoes so that is what I used. You can use any tomato just remove the seeds and juice.
 After I picked them I washed them and let them dry.
Slice each tomato in half. Scoop out the seeds and throw them away.
Place face down on a paper towel and let them drain some of the juice out.
Next, take a baking sheet and spread a layer of olive oil on the bottom.  Lay your tomatoes face down on the pan and sprinkle some salt and pepper over the tomatoes.
Turn your oven to 200  degrees.  Once it heats up place the pan in the oven.
Here is a picture of them an hour after they had dried.
Here they are after 3 hours.  I think mine got a little too done, but they don’t taste that way.  I have a habit of getting sidetracked.  Timing is subjective because everybody has a different oven.  But 2-4 hours.  You want them to be dry and chewy. The dried tomatoes can be stored in the refrigerator or under olive oil in sealed glass jars for longer storage.
Now that you have these yummy sun-dried tomatoes you need a few recipes to use them in.  Here are 4 that I’m really excited to try.
Crunchy Zucchini Rounds With Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese Recipe
Zucchini with Sundried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese
Sun Dried Tomato Hummus from Recipe Renovator
Sun-dried Tomato Hummus
Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Recipe
Spinach & Sun dried Tomato Pasta
French Bread Pizza with Pesto & Sundried Tomatoes
Have you ever dried tomatoes??

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by Barb Camp 
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  1. Lori Hart says: August 23, 2013 at 11:55 AM
    I am so going to do this!!! I love sun dried tomatoes. Thank so much for posting this at the Weekend Retreat. Have a great day.LoriLori's Culinary Creations
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  2. Diana - FreeStyleMam says: August 23, 2013 at 9:55 PM
    Great idea!!
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  3. Kate ChicOnaShoestri says: August 24, 2013 at 1:26 PM
    I have so many tomatoes from my garden that I can hardly keep up. I hate for them to go to waste so I'm going to try this. About how long do they last in the fridge?? Thanks for linking up to Flaunt it Friday!
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  4. Jessi @ Practically says: August 25, 2013 at 3:11 PM
    I've never tried drying tomatoes before, but it looks easy enough! I'm pinning this, thanks for sharing at my link party!
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  5. crearescout says: August 25, 2013 at 6:55 PM
    Hi!My question is: do you leave the oven working for 3 hours? Or maybe you just turn it off one it has arrived to 200 degrees?? Thank you!Cecilia
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  6. Chinwags and Tittle- says: August 25, 2013 at 8:46 PM
    I have not ever, but I will! Thanks to your feature about it :D Have a lovely week !
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  7. Lanaya | Raising Rea says: August 26, 2013 at 9:48 AM
    I have never been a huge fan of sundried tomatoes but I should give them a try again.Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection. Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. :)¤´¨) ¸.•*´ (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxoRaising-Reagan.com
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  8. Kristen @ It Comes F says: August 26, 2013 at 9:38 PM
    Hi Barb, I'm visiting from Made By You Monday on Skip to my Lou - I love the idea of making your own sun-dried tomatoes! Seems like they would taste better than store-bought since home-grown tomatoes usually do - do you think they do?
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  9. Becca Diestelkamp-Wo says: August 27, 2013 at 4:18 PM
    Oh, definitely need to try these! Thanks for stopping by DIY Vintage Chic’s Friday’s Five Features and Fun Festivities. Don’t forget to stop back by this Friday!
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  10. PinkOddy says: August 27, 2013 at 7:22 PM
    So many fantastic ideasThank you for linking up with motivational monday
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  11. Life With The Crust says: August 28, 2013 at 4:18 PM
    This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/two-girls-and-a-party-link-up-31/Live every Wednesday to Sunday.Hosted by:http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/ Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Offhttp://thissillygirlslife.com/ Dana @ This Silly Girl’s LifeWe hope to see you there!
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  12. Jacqueline says: August 29, 2013 at 11:36 AM
    Barb, I am so glad you shared this! I love tomatoes this way, too, but have never made them using olive oil and salt...just plain. so I will have to do it this way as a change. W/o oil, I store them in sealed glass in the pantry. They are delicious and pretty in the jar!Thanks and have a great day!
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  13. Life With The Crust says: September 4, 2013 at 3:47 PM
    This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/two-girls-and-a-party-link-up-32/ Live every Wednesday to Sunday.Hosted by:http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/ Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Offhttp://thissillygirlslife.com/ Dana @ This Silly Girl’s LifeWe hope to see you there!
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  14. MixedKreationsJewelr says: September 13, 2013 at 11:26 AM
    I have never used sundried tomatoes, but I love tomatoes. My daughters love them, and use them a lot. I will have to make some to try, and some to give to my daughters. Thanks for sharing how to. Pinning! Linda @ Mixed Kreations
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  15. Paulina says: September 28, 2013 at 4:05 AM
    Such a great idea! I've been implementing these ideas lately too and its amazing how something so simple is so helpful! I want to start a page as your ans recently I asked a web design company ELCO PLANET (www.elcoplanet.com) to develope the page for me.. I was just interested for web hosting.. can you please advice me about web hosting provider.. have you ever heard for www.elcoplanet.com offering hosting, alpha reseller hosting... ? thanks a lot
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  16. pie susu says: July 20, 2015 at 9:16 AM
    This is such a great easy to follow post on making them yourself, and homemade you know exactly what is in them
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    • bjac68 says: July 21, 2015 at 9:09 AM
      Yep no chemicals or anything bad! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know you liked them. Have a GREAT day!!
      Reply

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