" Sun-dried " Tomatoes

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• ripe tomato
• olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced fine
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped fine
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 core the stem area out from each tomato.
• 2 cut each tomato in half crosswise.
• 3 take each tomato half in hand- with the cut-side out- and give it a quick, gentle squeeze to force out the seeds.
• 4 use a finger to sweep remaining seeds out.
• 5 place each tomato, cut-side up, on a cookie sheet.
• 6 spray or drizzle olive oil across the top of each tomato half.
• 7 sprinkle garlic, basil, oregano across the tomatoes.
• 8 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 bake in a 200°f oven for 4-6 hours or until the tomatoes are"dry" to the touch.
• 10 when they are cool, cut each tomato half in quarters and store in fridge-- or start nibbling immediately.