Martha's Oven-Dried Tomatoes

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Photo: Marcus Nilsson
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs 45 mins
Yield:
2 quarts (about 30 slices)

These flavorful tomatoes are great to have in your back pocket on a busy weeknight. They take any pizza or pasta to new heights.

Ingredients

  • 6 large beefsteak or heirloom tomatoes (about 3 ½ pounds), such as Pink Brandywine, Marbonne, or Beefmaster, sliced crosswise into ½-inch slices

  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 10 thyme sprigs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. Fit 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets with wire racks. Divide tomato slices evenly between racks. Drizzle both sides with oil. Season with salt and pepper; scatter thyme over top.

  2. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until tomatoes are dry (but not crisp) and wrinkled, about 3 1/2 hours. Let cool completely.

  3. Transfer tomatoes to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; freeze until firm. Stack in airtight containers and freeze up to 1 year.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, September 2016
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