Make Your Own Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Have you got a glut of tomatoes? Is your greenhouse bursting at the seams? Is your kitchen covered with bowls of tomatoes?

If the answer is yes, then I have a fantastic recipe for you. It's so simple. Here is how to save loads of money and make your own sun-dried tomatoes.

First wash your tomatoes, then slice them in half and place them in an oiled roasting tin.

Pour over a good drizzle of olive oil. Add salt and black pepper. You can also add herbs for more flavour. Here we used a little dried oregano and some fresh basil leaves:

Now you cook them. You'll need to start cooking them in the morning (ideally on a day when you're planning on staying at home) because they take about 6-8 hours to cook at 100 degrees centigrade. We use our top oven for this.

You can tell when they're ready because they look soft and edible! Like this:

I don't know how long they will keep for because ours are always eaten up within a few days!

They are so sweet and DELICIOUS!

Our favourite way to eat them is in a simple pasta salad. The recipe for this is:

Pasta

Feta cheese

Sliced black olives

Home made sun-dried tomatoes

Black pepper

Grown-up recipes are a bit of a departure for Baby Baby, but I really wanted to share this one. Normal service will be resumed next time!