There are only a few beefsteak tomatoes left that are to be harvested from the container garden and they are all starting to get red. TBH, I didn´t know what to do with them and there was no point in crushing them to make Tomato Purre´ as they are reasonably available in packs from Italy. I tried to use some for my Garlic Roasted recipe but they are not as tasteful as the cherry tomatoes .
Well, I decided that the harvested ones be dried in the dehydrator, spiced with roasted garlic and parsley and basil. Any tomato variety can be dried. In my opinion, it depends on the spice you will add to make a tasteful outcome. Next time, I will add sheep or goat cheese.
I have seen some of the process used to dry tomatoes, one can have it sun-dried, in the oven, or thru dehydrator. Since we didn´t have much sun and it was cooler during the last 4 days, I decided to do it in the Dehydrator. It was warm inside the apartment, so there was no way that I did it in the oven.
Dried Tomatoes Spiced With Garlic, Parsley and Basil
Ingredients
1 kg ripe tomatoes, any variety will do
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
a handful of parsley leaves snipped
salt
black pepper, coarsely ground
a few leaves of fresh basil
1 tsp. stevia (Optional) if you want to make it a bit sweeter
Olive oil
Preparations :
1... Wash the tomatoes, remove the stalk, pat with a kitchen towel dry.
2...Cut into halves and arrange on a flat container. Add salt
3... Arrange in the Dehydrator loosely the cut part facing up. Set the Dehydrator at 60°C for 6 hours. Then, Add a bit of the coarsely ground black pepper.
4... Cover, and run again for another 4 hours or until the tomatoes looses its color and are semi-dry which means a bit softer on its edges. Then take out from the dehydrator, add the pieces in a bowl and set aside.
In the meantime, heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, fry the crushed garlic until golden brown in color . Then add the parsley leaves , fry til brown in color. Add this to the bowl of dried tomatoes. Sprinkle about a teaspoon Stevia powder . If you do not want it sweeter, then omit the Stevia.
5... Arrange the tomatoes in an airtight glass and add the garlic, parsley and fresh Basil leaves. Add Olive oil about half of the tomato quantity. Close the lid of the glass and shake it so that all tomato pieces are coated with the oil.
The tomatoes can be added as toppings for bread , bruschetta or any sliced white bread. This could also be used if sliced into small pieces for any pasta as toppings.
I hope you`ll try this out if you have the chance to have many tomatoes!
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This are good ... And drying them is the best solution since tomatoes in a jar with juice can sometimes spoil too quickly.
Thank you ... This could last for a few days but because the tomatoes lost the liquid , maybe with a two person household it could last only for 1 serving... LOl! Thanks for visiting!
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Sorry for the late reply, anyways, this is always great to be a part of your curations , you are doing a good job . I wish I could feature more plant based recipes... but I will try my best. Thank you chef, appreciate the curation and support!
This would indeed take bruschetta to the next level. I think this season you have proven yourself to be the "Queen of Tomato Treats" on Hive. I bet the flavor is very rich, and I can only imagine because I haven't enjoyed sun-dried (or dehydrated) tomatoes in a very long time. What a lovely preserve!
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Bahahaha, sounds good..I like it! "Queen of Tomato Treats".... I just happened to have plenty of harvest from my three container plants. I really did not know what to do with them... The cherry tomatoes had been preserved for so many seasons with the garlic roasted in the oven.. This one is [Beefsteak variety) is so juicy, I also roasted them once just like the cherry tomatoes, but it did not taste that good. So now I found a way to remove those liquid in them added spices and that was it. Oh and I have now a reason to make bruschetta more often, we love it topped with this. Thanks and have a great Friday ahead!
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How lovely ! I appreciate the move. Thank you @anggreklestari for sharing this on twitter.
Grabeeh gayahin ko yan,minsan marami kami binili madisira lang. Salamat sa pag share.
Hahaha, oh mdali na kay init ra ba diha... puede na i sun-dry lang
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Salamat sa pagbisita sa aking blog.. Yep, try mo yan marami kayong tani siguro sa probinsya ano... go go go!
They look absolutely delicious. ican't wait for tomato season!!! Garlic, herbs, tomatoes, olive oil - heavenly.
Thanks @riverflows. That would be exciting since Spring over there is just about to start! Would love to see what you are preparing. Have a great week ahead.
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Very delicious food ate. 😊 And very nutritious also.
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Wow! Hang cute ng dehydrator puede pala ganyan. Ka nice gyud sa own harvest mo.
Salamat Jude! puede naman i sun-dry...dyan mainit lagi at maaraw...