Simply Delicious Sun (or oven) dried Tomato Purée
Condiment · Pesto & Pistou · Provencal Recipes · TasteEvery year when we visit the South of France, I sun dry tomatoes, and while the plump, ripe and halved plum tomatoes sit under the sun’s rays for a couple of days, I mull over the options for preserving or consuming them when they reach my preferred level of dryness. …Continue reading here
Ovendried Tomato Purée
To make a standard-sized jam jar (1 lb, 454 g), you will need 200g oven-dried tomatoes (from a kilo of fresh plum tomatoes) baked with a sprinkling of herbes de Provence.
Ingredients
- 200 gr oven-dried tomatoes from a kilo of fresh, plum tomatoes
- 120 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a mini mixer and blitz them until they form a thick paste.
- You could add a handful of pitted, black olives to supplement the flavour.
- Spoon the purée into a sterilised jar and cover with a thin layer of extra virgin olive oil before sealing.
- Keep in the fridge for up to two months.
- Once opened, use within two weeks.
Notes
I particularly like to add a dollop to meaty ragus or you could spread some across a roll of puff pastry then top with sliced salami, grated gruyère and olives before baking in the oven for 20 minutes to give a crisp, flavoursome tart.
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