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    Home » Recipes » How to's

    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes – How To Sun Dry Tomatoes at Home

    Published: May 8, 2014 · Modified: Feb 24, 2019 by Radhika · This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments

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    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes

    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes while not being entirely a recipe, it is something, I have always drooled over and considered them as Gold. How can you not when just a handful of these shrivelled beauties are charged somewhere around 400 to 500 bucks? I had to kick myself for following so long like a willing sheep when it came to these sun dried tomatoes for always believing that these could only be bought from gourmet shops.

    I’m hounded by guilt for not thinking out of the box before and considering them as mere vathals (general term for sundried veggies), while we Indians do not think twice about drying out veggies like mango, cluster beans or berries etc., Why did my mind refused to give out the same standard treatment to the good old tomatoes too? but instead had me jealous of the friendly Italians and letting out a longing sigh whenever I came across recipes that used sundried tomatoes in them.

    Sundried Tomatoes in Olive oil

    I really had to thank Aparna for making me sit up and take notice of how ridiculously easy it was and Rhea for inspiring me with her pictures of tomatoes taking a leisurely sun bath on FB and I scrambled into action. I had been jealous long enough and its my time to make others jealous until they give up and make some of this.

    I do not get the good old cherry tomatoes where I live, so the second best option was to go for standard tomatoes that looked the size of cherry tomatoes and all I had to do was cut them into half, arrange them on a plate and let it dry out in the sun.

    I had to cover the top of the plate with a cloth to prevent any dust from falling on to them and as you can see this is how they looked after a day of sun bathing in the hot sun. At this stage I guess instead of having to dry them for another day, you could also use your oven for an hour to dry them out completely before storing.

    But since I had plenty of sun, thanks to living in a tropical country, I decided to send them out on a picnic for another day and this is how they looked after their second day. They were totally parched and dehydrated. I stored it in olive oil just to keep them hydrated and happy.

    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes

    Notes:

    - While storing in oil, leave some space on top as the tomatoes will slightly increase in size after absorbing the oil.
    - You can leave out garlic if you do not like and instead add dried herbs too.
    - If you do not have olive oil at hand, use any other unflavored oil like sunflower oil.
    - You can also drop out the salt, oil etc and store the tomatoes in a ziploc bag and freeze them.

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    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes recipe details below:

    Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes

    homemade sun dried tomatoes - vegan and gluten free.
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    Prep Time : 10 mins
    Total Time : 10 mins
    Servings : 250 gms (approx)
    Course : Condiments
    Cuisine : Continental
    Author : Radhika

    Ingredients
      

    • Tomatoes - 1 kg ripe
    • Salt – 1 tsp
    • Garlic powder – 1 tsp (optional)
    • Olive oil – 1 cup approx
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    Instructions
     

    • Wash and wipe the tomatoes. If using cherry tomatoes, cut them into half but if you are using standard tomatoes, quarter them so that they could dry quickly. You can also slice them into ¼ inch thick roundels.
    • Arrange them on a plate with the cut side up and let it sit under hot sun for 2 days.
    • When the tomatoes are dried and shriveled in size, transfer them to a clean, dry jar.
    • Add salt, garlic powder and shake well.
    • Now add the oil, till they are completely covered.
    • Use as and when required.
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    Comments

    1. Ronnie

      June 06, 2019 at 2:03 am

      Can we cook them on low heat in a toaster oven?

      Reply
      • Radhika

        December 20, 2019 at 1:07 pm

        yes of course. whatever heat that can dehydrate the tomatoes will work.

        Reply
    2. Anonymous

      April 09, 2018 at 4:46 pm

      4 stars
      Do we need to refrigerate the tomatoes overnight after the the first day of drying in the sun? Won't they go bad since they're not fully dry?

      Reply
      • Radhika

        September 19, 2018 at 3:59 pm

        no need to refrigerate. they won't spoil even though they are not fully dried.

        Reply
    3. Gayatri

      March 17, 2015 at 11:49 am

      Has any1 tried drying the tomatoes in a car parked out in the sun!!! super quick method of drying them 😀

      Reply
      • Radhika

        March 18, 2015 at 12:07 pm

        oh yeah,the quickest and bestest way to dry them out.

        Reply
    4. Anonymous

      May 25, 2014 at 8:52 am

      So simple..thanx a million... always thot this was something that was available in gourmet stores.... bless u....

      Reply
    5. Style-Delights

      May 11, 2014 at 3:05 am

      Great tip! I use sun dried tomatoes so much in my kitchen, will never have to buy them in a jar again!!;)

      Reply
    6. Julie

      May 09, 2014 at 8:04 pm

      useful post,looks perfectly done 🙂

      Reply
    7. nayana

      May 09, 2014 at 7:27 pm

      Wow never imagined they can b si easily done at home will try this for sure. Thanks a lot for making it so easy

      Reply
    8. Farin Ahmed

      May 09, 2014 at 5:48 pm

      Wow!!!! Wonderful and useful post dear...Love the pic

      Reply
    9. Priya Sreeram

      May 09, 2014 at 6:41 am

      i agree radhika- sun dried tomatoes sounded gourmet stuff to me too, till i found how ridiculously simple they were to make.... nice pics

      Reply
    10. Priya Suresh

      May 09, 2014 at 1:17 am

      Well done, even i love to make this way at home, cheap and best than the store bought one.

      Reply
    11. Veena Theagarajan

      May 08, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      so easy way to do sun dried tomatoes.. store brought is very expensive

      Reply
    12. Anonymous

      May 08, 2014 at 7:47 pm

      Can we use Roma or vine tomatoes instead of cherry tomato?

      Reply
      • Radhika Subramanian

        May 09, 2014 at 6:59 pm

        Any tomatoes will do as long as they are ripe.

        Reply
    13. Shanthi

      May 08, 2014 at 7:00 pm

      I love sun dried tomatoes...good effort..

      Reply
    14. AparnaRajeshkumar

      May 08, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      its very lovely to see home made 😀 usually i made dried version to prepare gravy as well as fry 😀 Very appealing pictures

      Reply
    15. Roshni

      May 08, 2014 at 6:13 pm

      my god Radhika.. i never knew it was so easy to make them.. here I get them cheaper than buying tomatoes 🙂 but will definitely tell ppl in India 🙂

      Reply
    16. Radha Natarajan

      May 08, 2014 at 5:53 pm

      You bet!! Now I am jealous!! Radhika, such a simple thing isnt it to get us so envious of simple pleasures and yet this is not a great discovery, all our moms, grandmas were doing this and still are, my mom still does this, drying out every possible veggie and so nonchalantly too, here we jump and leap!! but such a nice post with beautiful pics....now to find some tomaotes 🙂

      Reply

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