Sundried tomatoes in dublin?

Tar.Aldarion

I've seen them in tesco for 3.40 in oil. 1.50 and 1.99 for dry ones in lidl and 1.69 for 285g of them in oil. I'm trying the latter this evening as this was by far the best I saw, any idea where else does them and for how much?


Are the dry ones any good at all? The oiled ones look so much better and I've only ever tried them.

mal1

I don't like the dry ones at all. Love them in oil. Got a packet of dry ones in Nolans in Clontarf and they went straight into the bin after trying one.

Tar.Aldarion

Dammit was thinking that

Dinkie

I can't stand the dried ones. They taste like rubber.

I usually buy ones in oil although I do make my own sometimes and they are delish!

cut tomatoes in half
Put skin side down on tray
Sprinkle with salt, sugar, pepper
Pour over some olive oil
Put some rosemary on top if required
Put in oven over night at about 80deg Celcius
Take out and cool
Put in jar and top with oil to cover.

As long as they are covered they last ages, and there really is no comparisson (and its healthier).

Alun

mal1 wrote: »

I don't like the dry ones at all. Love them in oil. Got a packet of dry ones in Nolans in Clontarf and they went straight into the bin after trying one.

Did you rehydrate them first?

shezza

any farmers market do the best ones!

Tar.Aldarion

Dinkie wrote: »

I can't stand the dried ones. They taste like rubber.

I usually buy ones in oil although I do make my own sometimes and they are delish!

cut tomatoes in half
Put skin side down on tray
Sprinkle with salt, sugar, pepper
Pour over some olive oil
Put some rosemary on top if required
Put in oven over night at about 80deg Celcius
Take out and cool
Put in jar and top with oil to cover.

As long as they are covered they last ages, and there really is no comparisson (and its healthier).

Does an oven not use a crazy amount of power doing that, even at low temp?

Alun wrote: »

Did you rehydrate them first?

Was wondering about this, do you rehydrate them in oil or water or something? as they look so bad dried.

Dinkie

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Does an oven not use a crazy amount of power doing that, even at low temp?

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I don't think so. And if you make loads (my parents have tomato plants or else i buy them really cheaply as they are about to go off) at the height of the season, it is probably cheaper then buying them.

DonnieScribbles

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Was wondering about this, do you rehydrate them in oil or water or something? as they look so bad dried.

Yeah, just soak them in hot water a while before you use them. Just a few minutes should do it. They'd be pretty disgusting otherwise! Prefer dried ones to the jarred ones myself, at least I don't have an oily jar to contend with when they're all gone.

Tar.Aldarion

i shall try these recipes

the 1.50 oiled ones in lidl were lovely I have to say

irish_goat

DonnieScribbles wrote: »

Yeah, just soak them in hot water a while before you use them. Just a few minutes should do it. They'd be pretty disgusting otherwise! Prefer dried ones to the jarred ones myself, at least I don't have an oily jar to contend with when they're all gone.

Use the leftover oil for pouring over pasta/salads.

peterofthebr

Ive being looking for the ultimate sundried toms ive located these; i dont have a business or anything..but whats the view on ristoris-semi-dried tomatoes ?...honestly i got a base pizza with sundried tomotoas and i think i would easily sit and watch tv just eating these tomotoas...