condiment · Best in summer
Sun-Dried Tomato Spread
Slow-oven-dried tomatoes blended into a thick, intensely flavored spread. Concentrate the entire tomato harvest into a jar. On bread, pasta, or just a spoon — it's summer in a jar.
Ingredients
🌱 From Your Homestead
- Roma or paste tomatoes (2 lbs)
- fresh basil and thyme
🛒 From the Store
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
- red pepper flakes optional
How to Make It
- Gather your ingredients: Roma or paste tomatoes (2 lbs), fresh basil and thyme, olive oil, garlic, salt, and the rest.
- Prep your homestead ingredients — wash, chop, and measure: Roma or paste tomatoes (2 lbs), fresh basil and thyme.
- Halve tomatoes and roast cut-side up at 225°F for 3 hours until wrinkled and reduced but still slightly moist. All the way dry is jerky; slightly moist is spreadable. Pull them when they look like the sun-dried kind from the store.
- Cook for approximately 3 hr 15 min. Adjust to taste and serve 12 portions.
- Plate, enjoy, and share with your household!
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