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Preserved tomatoes
Softer than dried tomatoes, they can be used as a kind of chutney in pasta dishes for instance, or simply served to accompany an aperitif.
350 K 4.5/5 (28 reviews)
5 hours 6 min.
Easy
2 Preserved tomatoes
9 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
2 
a little 
½ 
1.5 sprig 
½ sprig 
½ 
125 ml 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 60 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 4 hours
All in all: 5 hours 6 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Drain and dry on a cloth or some papier absorbant.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Peel ½ garlic clove.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Cut garlic into thin strips.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
On a non-stick baking sheet, put a sage leaf dipped in olive oil, add a little thyme and a small strip of garlic on top.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Place a piece of tomato on top, then another small strip of garlic.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Brush with olive oil.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Then add pepper.
Stage 9
Arrange all the tomatoes in this way.
Stage 10 - 4 hours
Then put in the
- conventional oven: 4 hours at 80°C or 176°F
- bread oven: 12 hours after oven has cooled to 60°C or 140°F.
Stage 11
At the end of this time, take out the baking sheet.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Prepare a jar with the sprig of rosemary, a sage leaf, a sprig of thyme and a bayleaf, blanched as for the flavoured olive oil recipe.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Add the preserved tomatoes (discard cooking herbs), and cover with a little olive oil.
Remarks
The tomatoes will keep unrefrigerated for several weeks. For a little more flavour, add a small chilli to the jar.
Keeping: Several months in their jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 2 RDI=1 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 1,170 RDI=60 % | 4,910 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 2 RDI=0 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 350 RDI=20 % | 1,480 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 1 RDI=0 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 590 RDI=30 % | 2,450 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 Preserved tomatoes : 1.75 €
- Per Preserved tomatoes : 0.90 €
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