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Post by solargeek1 on Aug 11, 2012 15:00:57 GMT -7
Today I bought a 1/2 bushel of tomatoes. Drying them in the NESCO dehydrator for later prep as sundried (why do they call it that when we all KNOW they are machine dried??) tomatoes in olive oil and also sundried tomato pesto - both of which I bottle in cute containers and give at Christmas.
I will cover the product in the containers with good olive oil and freeze until needed as gifts. Sorta like freezer jam only it keeps longer when defrosted as long as you cover the product with olive oil as you use it.
For us, I just use the same recipe but freeze in cupcake wrappers in muffin tins and then pop out when done and put into a plastic freezer bag. We go through a ton of these pestos as you can start any soup, salad dressing, or pizza with them. And they stay really nice frozen due to the olive oil.
Also bought what the farmer called "chopper peppers" - never heard them called that. Multi colored red/green and I washed, sliced and blanched them then cooled in ice water and froze in individual freezer quart bags labled for chili and sauce. Going to get more of those tomorrow.
Getting another 1/2 bushel of tomatoes tomorrow to try my new electric canner out.
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Post by alex on Aug 11, 2012 15:42:28 GMT -7
That's cool...I had a dehydrator once...but it broke and I never replaced it.
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Post by geron on Aug 11, 2012 16:31:24 GMT -7
Been doing the same Solargeek.
I planted a different type tomato this year and it turned out to be cherry tomatoes. Blanch'em, give'em a pinch and they pop out of their skin right on the dehydrator tray. I think the ones we dried with the skin on taste much better though. DW says it like eating candy they're so sweet.
I think I need your recipe for tomato pesto. Been cravin' a good pasta dish.
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Post by solargeek1 on Aug 11, 2012 20:51:43 GMT -7
Geron, I will post it tomorrow after I measure what I do. I usually just eyeball it so I will write it down and post it.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Aug 12, 2012 7:40:56 GMT -7
Geron, I will post it tomorrow after I measure what I do. I usually just eyeball it so I will write it down and post it. Wow, SG, you are the extra busy little bee on top of everything else going on in your life. Yes the recipe will be appreciated, thanks!
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Post by solargeek1 on Aug 28, 2012 11:20:04 GMT -7
"I think I need your recipe for tomato pesto. Been cravin' a good pasta dish. OK here goes for the recipe and pics will be uploaded if I can figure it out. 1. Pint jar of already dehydrated tomatoes, packed hard down with olive oil. Dump all with oil into food processor and grind up well 2. Add 3/4 cup Parmesan; mix 3. 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional but I do like them) 4. 1 T honey. really. 5. 1-2 cloves raw or roasted garlic (my DH hates this so I can't add it. Taste and if you like mor parmesan, add it. Fill doubled muffin papers in the muffin tins but not to even 3/4 as you must top completely with olive oil before freezing. PUT muffin tin on pan and freeze a few days. Pop out and store in freezer for years! in ziploc. If my pics load you will see I overfilled a few ooops.[/quote] Attachments:
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Post by solargeek1 on Aug 28, 2012 11:21:37 GMT -7
"I think I need your recipe for tomato pesto. Been cravin' a good pasta dish. OK here goes for the recipe and pics will be uploaded if I can figure it out. 1. Pint jar of already dehydrated tomatoes, packed hard down with olive oil. Dump all with oil into food processor and grind up well 2. Add 3/4 cup Parmesan; mix 3. 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional but I do like them) 4. 1 T honey. really. 5. 1-2 cloves raw or roasted garlic (my DH hates this so I can't add it. Taste and if you like mor parmesan, add it. Fill doubled muffin papers in the muffin tins but not to even 3/4 as you must top completely with olive oil before freezing. PUT muffin tin on pan and freeze a few days. Pop out and store in freezer for years! in ziploc. If my pics load you will see I overfilled a few ooops. [/quote] Attachments:
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Post by thywar on Aug 28, 2012 11:57:08 GMT -7
That looks and sounds great.. thanks
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Post by geron on Aug 28, 2012 14:06:46 GMT -7
Thanks. If I'd had this recipe I'd have dried a lot more tomatoes!!!1
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