A pretty, creative table setting is...
so inviting for a delightful meal; it is not uncommon for me to use my China dishes for just a regular dinner. I love it! It certainly is a nice change of pace every now and then.
Home-dried Tomatoes. A burst of flavour and colour!
This recipe sounds trouble in the kitchen but it is surprisingly easy. You'll enjoy using dried tomatoes to almost any salad, especially green salads- for a sweet, deep and chewy flavour. They are also wonderful with pasta, or meats. And we love them especially tucked into cheese sandwiches as well.
The piquant Goat cheese goes well with the saltiness of dried tomatoes. Yummy!
Home-dried Tomatoes
Ingredients
2,5kg ripe but firm tomatoes
1-2 teaspoons sea salt
Olive oil
Directions
Cut the tomatoes in half. Scoop out all the pulp and seeds with a spoon, arranging the tomato cases side by side and cut-side-up as you go. Sprinkle the tomato cases very lightly with sea salt, then place them close together but not touching and cut-side-down on wire racks. Place the racks in a very low oven. Switch on the fan, if you have one*. In a fan oven, the tomatoes should be dry in about six hours. (Otherwise, they will take anything from 8-12 hours. They will shrived to half their size, and are ready when still soft but when most of the moisture has evaporated.
Remove the tomatoes and leave on racks to cool. Use immediately or pack into sterilized glass jars and fill with olive oil.
Tip: If you don't have a fan, insert a skewer to prevent the door from shutting completely. This is most important, as it creates an airflow so that the tomatoes dry rather than cook.
The oven should feel no more than comfortably warm throughout.
The sweet smell of dried tomatoes will just fill your kitchen with heavenly aromas.
I love the earthiness of green salads combined with the dazzling, gem-like beauty of home-dried tomatoes, or sun-dried tomatoes. Dried tomatoes are very versatile and so delicious. xx
68 comments:
I want to taste your home-dried tomatoes. They look so appetizing and your table looks lovely!
Betty, thanks for sharing the recipes. Both the mousse and the home dried tomatoes look yummy! I wish you a happy week ahead.
i like the dishes and the table. I have never set a table with anything other than a plate and forks and knives. i also don't cook. let me say here that i prayed to turn into a boy until i was 12 years old and figured out it would not happen.
i have the personality traits of a typical male, and i do know that some men do set tables and cook. I don't like to wander and shop, i go straight to what is on the list and fly out the door, I don't like to talk on the phone, i don't carry a purse, no cooking or decorating or setting of tables. i do housework but only because the man in my life want do it. i would like to be rich enough to live in a hotel in a sutie with no kitchen. but i do like looking at and using what others do...
How lovely that you shared your recipes. That is so kind of you because many people are quite possessive over their recipes. I took Home Economics in school so was quite familiar with silver service and fine cuisine by the time I finished. these days I am far more interested in enjoying food than in creating it! Strange how we take what we know for granted and strive for what is outside of our experience...
Wonderful post, I'd love to sit down for a meal with you.
A disaster in the kitchen, I do however like to set a pretty table with flowers and candles.
Parece deliciosa e bem colocada na mesa!!beijos,chica
Looks delicious!!
You are a master in photographing and cooking (and what else?)!
It is always nice to decorate a dinner table.. I like to change the colors!
Hugs from Greece
xxx Monika
Yummy yummy indeed! :-)
The Apricot Mousse looks....mmmmmmm =0)
Though we rarely use fancy settings at home, I think I can identify. I prefer my beverages from a proper glass rather than using a can, bottle or plastic cup. It just seems more civilized. And then, I like to have a knife and fork, even if I do not need to use the knife for my food. The setting seems bare without it.
how fun that you decorated their table as a child. :) i can only imagine...
Gracias Betty por esta rica receta, así como tus originales y vistosas fotografías.
Espero te vaya todo bien. Un saludo.
Ramón
What a fun, delicious post for the day, Betty! Thanks for the recipes! Love your fancy table!! I like to do that, too, when my kids come to visit. Fun way to celebrate. Hope your week is going well!!
You made my mouth watering Betty.
I am expecting an invitation next time you are making a dinner party.
Costas
I love tomatoes. Now that frost is threatening my garden it is finally giving me tomatoes. I like dried tomatoes, even just for a bit of a snack.
¡¡¡Que Presentación!!! Debe estar delicioso...Lo Probaré.
Un abrazo y besos.
Yum - lovely looking recipes. And I love your blue and white plates!
Sabroso reportaje culinario, bien documentado e ilustrado.
Saludos.
Thank you for your visit on my blog, all the best!
I love your table decorating. Great to have a recipe to dry tomatoes. I never knew how to do it.
Have a wonderful day Betty.
I admire people that take the time to prepare the table and make it appealing. I'm too lazy!
It all looks verry yammie!!!..love love love Ria......♥
Table setting is a honorable, photos at breakfast time is superb.
You have been very busy there cooking. The sun dried tomatoes from the store are so expensive and here you have them right there! Nice.
Eso debe estar exquisito. Parece que saboreas la fotografía por partida doble.
Un abrazo.
I don't even like tomatoes, yet those look fabulous. I like setting a pretty table also. It is not uncommon for me to use my good dishes for just a regular dinner. I like them so I use them!
Never took a picture of food so far. Thank you for these tasteful inspirations.
Yes, it seems as if food keeps body, mind and soul together.
Please have a good Wednesday.
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I prefer foods already known to me.I don't try new flavours so easily.Only if my friends someday cook something new then I will try it.
Pretty table and delish recipes-thanks for sharing Betty!
Just beautiful! And, the apricot mousse looks delightful. Wonderful post! Thank you for sharing.
It's nice to use actual china once in a way, paper plates and cups are just way too convenient and popular these day. takes the oomph out of the event.
Charmed, I'm sure!
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Lucky for me, my wife collects china and we often eat at a fully dressed out table.
Your's looks beautiful and the photos of the food, I could taste them.
Da möchte man gerne zum essen kommen...
Lieben Gruß
CL
That is a beautiful table indeed...
Oh Betty...I apologize ...I've been away from you for so long...I'm so sorry! I had some problems at work, some problems with mom, some worries about my husband's health and my own health...
Now I think I may come often...or so I hope...
Please do forgive me. Hugs and kisses...and beijinhos
Isabel aka, BShell
I think you did it very well.The table is very elegant, I like this subject and I'm thinking of buying some new dishes. Cool idea!Thanks!
hugs
Léia
Now, that sounds delicious!!
Although I love cooking, I don't have the nose of a chef... but I have the ability to combine colours; sounds strange,I know... miraculously, though, it's working :)
Thank you for commenting and following, by the way!
Warm regards.
Very beautiful!!!
I follow you!
Kisses!
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Olá Betty, bela receita...Espectacular....
Cumprimentos
A beautifully set table is so inviting for a delicious meal. Your mouse and tomatoes sound and look appetising.
I love beautifully set tables. I haven't tried dried tomatoes before.
Just beautiful!
What a nice table setting!
That apricot mousse looks delicious.
yum! yum!
I'd love those tomatoes! Pretty table!
I have never tried sun dried tomatoes, but those look great!
I'm now off to browse the Internet...I want more!:)
You have a way of adding beauty to life.
I love, express with delicate and sublime beauty that gourmet touch, beautiful pictures.
This is a fun fact about you, Betty. Congrats on 1500 followers too! xo
I also enjoy eating when the table setting is prettily made up! by the way, I only realized now that you have many followers! Wow, I hope i could one day reach that number too.. how do you do it?
I love beautiful tables and I now have to make some home dried tomatoes.
I love your pictures!!
Lots of helpful information. I have bookmarked your site.
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A beautifully set table makes all the difference in the world in a meal. I go out of my way to make sure my table is set properly and everything is where it is supposed to be.
I'm a big fan of sun-dried tomatoes, but have never made my own. You've give me inspiration Betty.
Sam
Love the china pattern!
A beautiful table setting and as they say on the food shows - your mousse is 'well plated'! :)
Thanks for coming by today Betty. I so appreciated your lovely comment on my photography.
Your table is beautiful Betty
And you know I am a big fan of syn-dried tomatoes.
Yum! Yum!
That apricot mousse looks so delicious! My mouth is watering lol!
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You do set a lovely table--and some pretty yummy things to eat!
Beautiful table. Sun-dried tomatoes were a huge summer hit here. I'd like to try them. Love your photographs...you do a very nice job.
I love the sound of these :) thanks for joining us at welcome to the weekend hop and following,new gfc follower...
Hi Betty, I really like your photographs. Keep up the beautiful work!!:o)
The home tomatoes look amazing and congrats on your pretty table setting!!
Tu as raison, une table bien mise ouvre plus l'appétit et donne encore plus envie de goûter.
Très jolie table. Bravo!!!!
See soon.
The home-made tomatoes look really yummy!
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