Oven Dried Tomatoes With Thyme Recipe

Ingredients

10 paste tomatoes, halved lengthwise 

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 

20 sprigs fresh thyme, plus 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for filling jar 

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place tomatoes, cut sides up, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place a garlic slice on each tomato. Scatter thyme sprigs and leaves over tomatoes. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Bake until tomatoes are shriveled but still soft, about 5 hours. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack. Transfer tomatoes to a jar; add oil to cover. Tomatoes can be refrigerated up to 3 days.