Sun Dried Tomatoes

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe.

Servings: Serves…a LOT

Ingredients:

• fresh tomatoes — garden-fresh is best! The smaller ones will “dry” faster than the bigger ones (like Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, etc.). Use as many as you want. 3 – 4 pounds is a good place to start. You can always make more later…
• parchment paper (this makes cleanup a breeze)
• olive oil (optional)
• mason jar (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.

Wash your tomatoes. If they’re medium size, cut them in half. If they’re large, cut them into smaller chunks. Squeeze out the seeds.

Place tomato chunks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until the texture is nice, leathery, and sun-dried tomato-y. No need to salt them. No need to season them. They will be delicious and have PLENTY of flavor.

If your tomato pieces are different sizes, you’ll need to keep an eye on them, the smaller pieces will take less time. Roma tomatoes cut in half should “dry” in about 4 hours. Cherry tomatoes will be done in less than 2 hours. Bigger tomatoes can take 8 hours or more! But they all taste great when they’re done.

Once they are dried to your desired toughness, you can put stick them in a freezer bag and freeze them for safekeeping. Delicious!

Enjoy!

Cheers,