Spicy Oven Dried Tomatoes

Total Time: 8 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs plum tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 bay leaf, coarsely crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 225.
• 2 cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise.
• 3 seed and squeeze out the excess juice without crushing the tomatoes.
• 4 lay the tomatoes in a single layer, cut side up, on a baking sheet.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine all the spice ingredients and the lemon juice.
• 6 sprinkle the tomatoes with the spice mixture.
• 7 drizzle or spray the tomatoes with a small amount of olive oil.
• 8 bake in the oven for 8 hours or overnight, or until the tomatoes are medium-dry.
• 9 remove from the oven, cool completely and serve.
• 10 to store, transfer the tomatoes into a jar, and pour over a thin layer of olive oil to seal the top.
• 11 cover tightly with the jar lid.
• 12 will keep for about 3 weeks in the refrigerator.