| Sun dried tomatoes add lovely flavor to all your | | | | Let it dry with this seasoning. |
| cooking and they are of great ornamental value to the | | | | Put the tray in an oven at 170 to 200 degrees. It could |
| dish that you are preparing. You can buy sun dried | | | | take up to 12 hours to dry the tomatoes up completely. |
| tomatoes or make them yourself. If you intend making | | | | Keep checking on them intermittently. When the |
| the tomatoes yourself, remember it should be quite | | | | tomatoes become dry, they do not give out any more |
| sunny in the place that you live in. In order to dry out | | | | juice. They also are not wet. This is an indicator that |
| the tomatoes, you will need to place them between | | | | they are done. |
| wooded frames with mesh and let them to dry in a | | | | Remove them from the baking sheet and place it on a |
| sunny spot. | | | | cooling rack. Smear a jar with olive oil and put the |
| The mesh will protect the tomatoes from pests and | | | | tomatoes in it for storage. Sun dried tomatoes are |
| insects. Get a pound or more fresh tomatoes. They | | | | great toppings for pizza and pasta. They can even be |
| need not be too juicy, but just ripe enough. Plum | | | | baked into breads. They add great flavor and taste to |
| tomatoes work the best. Slice them halfway and | | | | any dish you prepare. You can also use the sun dried |
| about half inch thick. Arrange all the cut up tomatoes | | | | tomatoes to garnish salads and other dishes that you |
| on a cookie sheet. To make them more interesting, | | | | prepare. |
| sprinkle some salt, add basil, and also some sugar to it. | | | | |