Cooking Series: Oven Dried Tomatoes with Bergamot Leaves Recipes

Author: Alan Bergo

Source: Forager Chef

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Oven Dried Tomatoes with Bergamot Leaves

Rich, tender tomatoes scented with wild herbs are a great way to preserve extras from the garden and are delicious mixed into just about anything you put them in, especially salads and pastas.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Total Time 5 hours

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Italian

Equipment

• 1 baking sheet

Ingredients

• 4 lbs tomatoes

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 2 T olive oil

• Generous pinch bergamot

• Generous pinch dried ramps

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 large clove garlic grated

• Pinch of chili such as red pepper flakes or Aleppo chili

Instructions

• Shave off a thin slice where the tomato came off of the vine. Cut the tomatoes in half the long way, then squeeze the seeds out into a bowl as best you can.

• Put the sliced, squeezed tomatoes in a large bowl, toss with the remaining ingredients and allow to sit on the counter for at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour or two while you do something else.

• Preheat the oven to 200F, lay the tomatoes out cut-side up on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat, then cook for 5 hours, turning the heat off and leaving them in the oven overnight to dry with the residual heat.

• The next day, remove the tomatoes, slip off their skins, cut into ¼s, put in a jar, cover them in olive oil and refrigerate until needed. They’ll last a couple weeks.

• Smoking the tomatoes on low heat 180F, etc, and or tossing them with vinegar before packing in the jar are both excellent variations.

Notes

Smoking the tomatoes on low heat 180F, etc, and or tossing them with vinegar before packing in the jar are both excellent variations.

Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 604mg | Potassium: 1085mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3781IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg

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