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Have you ever dried tomatoes or other vegetables?

From the lens Delicious Dried Tomatoes - How to Make Your Own.

What's your favorite way to use dried tomatoes in recipes?

Do you like to eat leathery dried tomatoes as a snack, use them in pasta dishes, or salads, or do you add them to oils to make interesting condiments?

Do you season your tomatoes with herbs before drying?

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  • vallain May 2, 2012 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    Too many tomatoes! This gives me a new way to make use of those and I do like dried tomatoes in pasta salad. Well done.
  • SudokuNut Apr 16, 2012 @ 1:07 am | delete
    We usually end up with way more tomatoes than we can deal with and drying is definitely something I want to try this year. We made pasta sauce last year and froze it which worked 'ok' but we got sick of it fast. Drying sounds like a better idea.
  • JaguarJulie Apr 14, 2012 @ 6:14 pm | delete
    You know, I had never contemplated drying my tomatoes. But, now I am encouraged to give them a try.
  • savateuse Apr 9, 2012 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Great... I'm going to try this
  • Chinajoy Apr 3, 2012 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    I love tomatoes. Great lens!
  • WinWriter Mar 29, 2012 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Love this lens. It seems easy to do and you have inspired me to give it a try. :)
  • Einar_A Mar 25, 2012 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    I love your tutorial on making dried tomatoes! What a treat it is to have these to enjoy during the winter months. I've made them before, both in a dehydrator and by setting them on covered screens out in the sun, but have never used the oven method and think it's great you described it, so this tasty snack can be made by those who don't have a dehydrator!
  • poddys Oct 29, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    This is an excellent lens. I'm not such a fan of dried tomatoes, but I love fresh ones, and plum tomatoes are the best. I used to grow my own tomatoes, but where we live now we don't get the right amount of sun unfortunately. Good resource, blessed.
  • SaintFrantic Oct 5, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    That's great idea.Might tried soon
  • Widemouth Sep 30, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    Great idea, I've got a lot of tomatoes to prepare this year :) BTW you really know how to make lenses look quite professional.
  • GypsyPirate Aug 31, 2011 @ 10:31 am | delete
    I never realized that drying them was something I could do myself! Next year I'll make sure to have a plum tomato plant so I can try this!
  • LadyCharlie Aug 27, 2011 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    I love gardens and preserving things...great information...Thanks for sharing it!
  • sockii Jul 29, 2011 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Great lens! I'm growing some plum tomatoes this season so I am going to have to try drying a batch if I get a good crop. Bookmarking for future reference!
  • Riveraria May 25, 2011 @ 8:16 pm | delete
    Awesome Lens!!! I'm going to try this
  • lemonsqueezy May 17, 2011 @ 11:11 am | delete
    Wow! This is a great lens. My husband planted plenty of tomatoes. I have been researching canning techniques. Drying sounds feasible too.
  • sdtechteacher May 2, 2011 @ 1:55 am | delete
    Thanks for the lens! I would like to know how to make that yummy olive oil that comes in the sun dried tomatos I buy in a jar.
  • cannedguds Mar 31, 2011 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    I have never tried dried tomatoes but they look real yummy! I won't have any problem gathering tomaotoes since I have my own tomato garden! Thanks for sharing this lens! I will lensroll this to my own lens regarding tomatoes! Thanks again!
  • Ecolicious Feb 14, 2011 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    my hubby loves sun dried tomatoes
  • ideadesigns Jan 29, 2011 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Very good lens, I've never tried dried tomatoes. The dehydrator looks like a good thing to have, mostly because I love dried fruits :) Fresh garden tomatoes are the best to use!
  • HomeCanning Jan 29, 2011 @ 2:17 am | delete
    Many of us in our backyard garden grow tomatoes as it a crop that can be easily grown even in a smaller area or limited space. Also tomato is the best vegetable for canning. Home canning tomato sauce is preferred over the supermarket one as you can be sure that the handpicked tomatoes are of best quality. You can based on your own personal choice either can the whole tomato or can even puree it and store.
  • Intuitive Jan 5, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    This seems very doable. I'll have to remember this when the next tomato crop comes in 'cause I love dried tomatoes.
  • FoxMusic Jan 3, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for this Great Lens
  • ZazzleEnchante Dec 1, 2010 @ 1:47 am | delete
    Great lens! Never knew the drying could be done so quickly at home. Informative, interesting lens, great pics. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • moonlitta Nov 30, 2010 @ 2:41 am | delete
    I would try that. Till now I've only dried peppers. Tomatoes only dried for the winter would be just great.
  • Mujjen Oct 7, 2010 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    I used to dry my tomatoes outside in the sun, sprinkled with a little bit of salt. I would place a net over so the flies wouldn't touch them. Got a bit brittle, but very tasty!
  • Jimmie Sep 29, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Only 12 hours? As moist as they are, I thought it would take longer. Beautiful lens.
  • kevinw1 Sep 15, 2010 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    We use our dried tomatoes to a make a rosemary-tomato bread loaf in the bread machine. Extremely yummy!
  • steveffeo Aug 9, 2010 @ 9:30 pm | delete
    I think this would also work in a solar oven been looking at doing this for a few years I always eat up the tomatoes or make salsa or sause first
  • kevinw1 Sep 15, 2010 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    We tried drying cherries in a solar oven and although it does work, the outsides tend to cook before they dry. Better is a solar dehydrator that keeps the temperature a bit lower and provides air circulation to carry away the moisture, so the food dries rather than cooks.
  • marsha32 Aug 5, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    I needed to know this last summer when we had an over abundance of tomatoes...this year they are barely growing at all.....but if that changes I will sure give this a try over letting so many go to waste as before.
  • hlkljgk Aug 5, 2010 @ 9:05 am | delete
    i'm going to try this out; i'll let you know how it went.
  • LKW31 Aug 4, 2010 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    I adore tomatoes and eat them everyday! I love this lens for being a celebration for all things tomato, you have wonderful photos and resources here. Thank you for popping by my red pepper and tomato soup lens, I have added to your plexo. Faved, lensrolled and a big thumbs up!
  • BarbRad Apr 8, 2010 @ 2:47 am | delete
    Great lens! Now all I need is a great crop of tomatoes this year. I'm lensrolling this to my Frostbitten Tomatoes Lens.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Mar 31, 2010 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    I started transplanting my tomatoes today. I have 150 canning jars and will fill them, but I know I'll need more storage options. I never considered drying them. I'm going to give it a try.
    Thanks,
    Lizzy
  • sandyspider Mar 18, 2010 @ 11:30 am | delete
    Thanks for adding this to http://www.squidoo.com/recipes-reviews-and-food-collection.
  • steveffeo Jan 11, 2010 @ 9:00 am | delete
    Awesome lens I have never dried tomotoes before but will be trying this next year.
  • norje Nov 15, 2009 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Great lens! I've never dried tomatoes before, but I'm sure going to give it a shot next summer. Thanks for creating such an informative lens.
  • Jul 19, 2009 @ 11:20 am | delete
    AWESOME! Wow! I love dried tomatoes, and hadn't thought to do them myself. I LOVE that I can dry them right in my oven. Thank you so very much! 5* and favorited!
  • sandyspider Jul 9, 2009 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. This will go good with my Garden Fresh Tomato Recipes lens. I will lensroll this. I never tried dried tomatoes. Good idea.
  • getbackup Nov 18, 2008 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    Sounds great. Thanks for sharing! You have very interesting lenses!!
  • KimGiancaterino Nov 11, 2008 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    I wish we had a bumper crop this year... We ate all of our tomatoes. Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
  • flighty02 Oct 23, 2008 @ 3:14 am | delete
    I have never tried this, I usually buy sun dried tomatoes but this seems so easy I will just have to try it out and save some money too! :) 5*****

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