Isabelle and the Roma’s
Oven Semi-Dried Roma’s Packed In EVOO
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Roma’s (Plum) Tomatoes
Benvenuto Isabelle(a) and the Roma’s
(Photo Above Right, Isabelle Eating A Roma Like An Apple)
Roma Tomatoes are the most perfect tomatoes in my opinion.
They hold up very well in recipes, and even when eaten fresh. They aren’t as watery as some of the other tomatoes. I would even go so far as to describe them as being a little ‘crisp.’ It’s the firmness that I love.
Isabelle has been my inspiration for all of the recipes here. At one point I noticed a few of the Roma’s missing and wondered where they had gone? That’s when I saw her placing them in the trash can, which I had to retrieve and wash them all over again. 🙂 Eight of them were in the trash. That’s my girl. We dig lots of things out of the trash thanks to her. 🙂
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Roma’s Washed and Drying
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Roma Recipes Here:
Making My Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
(Recipe Down Below)
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Marinating My Finished Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes In EVOO
(Recipe Down Below)
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Packing Jars With The Readied Roma’s..
..To Store In The Refrigerator
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Isabelle Enjoying A Lunch Of Vegetables And A Few Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
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I Always Save My Old Italian Products Jars.
I Love The Tearing Labels and Nice Jar Shapes And Lids
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Beans, Beans, Good For Your Heart…. 🙂
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I Have 2 Bean Recipes Here:
Isabelle’s Fagioli’s
AND,
Oven Semi-Dried Roma’s With Beans and Herbs
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(Recipes Down Below)
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Toasting A Baguette
When I think of anything Italian, I know that Bread will be involved.
Here I sliced this Baguette into rounds and placed them onto a non-stick foil lined Baking Sheet into a 350F Oven.
I drizzled Olive Oil over the slices of bread and placed them into the oven for about 8 minutes. I then turned the oven off and turned on the Broil setting and watched while they browned. I then removed them from the oven and allowed them to cool a bit.
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Italian Wine, Toasted Baguette, Isabelle’s Fagioli’s, Fried Copa-Cola Ham, Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes,
Grated Parmesan, Goat Cheese, and Fresh Herbs
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Excellent Appetizers…
..Or A Nice Light Lunch Or Dinner
Isabelle’s Fagioli Are Perfect On The Baguette,
With The Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
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Marinated Feta With Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes And Herbs
(Recipe Down Below)
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Marinated Feta and Oven Semi-Dried Tomato Apps
Baked Feta With Herbs
Perfect On A Baguette
(All Recipes Down Below)
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Recipes Start Here
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Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
They Are Great Eaten Alone With A Baguette And Cheese…
Packed In Olive Oil…
Store In The Refrigerator
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Making My Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
We love Sun-Dried Tomatoes packed in Olive Oil, Dried-Tomatoes, and Oven Dried-Semi Dried Tomatoes
There are many Whole, or Julienne Tomatoes in Olive Oil for sale in your local grocery stores. Many of them are quite delicious, and we have been buying them for years. However, every now and then it is just fun to make your own. It’s also a nice Edible Gift to give to those special people in our lives.
We have a double oven so I will be using both ovens, hence the 4 Baking Sheets lined with Parchment Paper, along with a few Cooling Racks I’ve placed inside each Baking Sheet so the Tomatoes don’t sit directly on the Parchment Paper.
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Ingredients:
Dried Thyme
Italian Seasonings
Pink Hawaiian Sea Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Don’t Forget The Roma’s…
…As Many As You Like!
You Can Cut them However You Like, But Here I Cut These Lengthwise Into Wedges
Bear in mind that they do shrink down while cooking, so you may want to buy more than you think you will need.
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Place The Tomato Wedges Onto The Racks Inside Your Baking Sheets
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Time To Add The Seasonings
I don’t give you measurements or amounts because I believe that is up to you to decide.
I basically just sprinkled as much as I wanted all around the Tomatoes on the racks. If you like a little salt, then just add a little, etc. But I did want to be able to ‘see’ the Herbs I sprinkled on to the Tomatoes.
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Turn The Oven On 300F
Cooking Time Depends on the thickness of your Tomato Slices. Also, on how Oven Semi-Dried you want them.
I did a cooking time of about 2 1/2 hours total. 1 1/2 hours initially just to see how well they are drying in the oven, and then another 1 1/2 to finish them off. You can always take a peek to see how well they are drying in the oven.
More Tomatoes To Go Into The Ovens
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You Can Grate Some Freshly Ground Black Pepper Over The Tomatoes
Tomatoes, Before…
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Tomatoes, After…
When Done, Remove From Oven
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My Tomatoes Cooked And Cooling
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Time To Pack Tomatoes Into Jars With EVOO
I love collecting beautifully shaped jars.
Especially Italian sauce jars as they usually have the most beautiful labels on them.
EVOO And My Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
Here Are A Few Of Them
As You Can See They Do Shrink Down
Just Place Into Cleaned Jars and Pour In Some EVOO To Cover
Store In The Refrigerator
We Keep Them For A Few Weeks
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300F Oven
Small Batch (Different Cut)
I decided that I needed more Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes for all these recipes so I made some more.
Same Ingredients:
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Same Equipment…
Different Roma Tomato Cut
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Baking For 2 1/2 Hours, Checking After 1 1/2 Hours Of Cooking, Then Repeating Additional 1 1/2 Hours
Out Of The Oven And Cooling
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Place Into A Jar And Drizzle In EVOO To Cover
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Just A Snack 🙂
Store In The Refrigerator
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Ready to do some cooking, and in need of a snack.
Here it is! Baguette, Seasoned Feta, Fresh Herbs and my Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes, along with some Wine. 🙂
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Isabelle’s Fagioli’s
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Ingredients:
4, Roma Tomatoes
3, 15.5 oz. Cans Cannellini Beans, Drained and Rinsed
1 Medium Onion, Chopped
5 Garlic Cloves, Minced
1/2 Cup Stick Carrots, Chopped a Bit
3 Celery Stalks, Chopped
4 T. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1, 6 oz. Can Tomato Paste
2, T. Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 t. Chili Flakes
1/2 t. Salt
Bunch of Curley Parsley, Chopped
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Chopping My Ingredients
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In a Skillet over a Medium-Heat add your Olive Oil.
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Ready To Start The Cooking
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Once your Olive Oil is warm…
..add your Onions to Saute
You want them to soften and become a little translucent.
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Then Add Your Carrots And Celery
Mince Your Garlic Into The Skillet
You Want The Vegetables To Soften, It Will Take A Few Minutes To Do So
(You will also want to reduce the heat so that the Vegetables don’t burn. Continue Stirring.)
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Time To Chop Our Roma’s…
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Add Them To The Mixture
(You want them to cook down. You can turn the heat back up to a Medium-Heat if necessary. Or, you can keep the heat between Low and Medium. But, you do want them to soften and cook down. This may take another 5 minutes or so. Continue to stir.)
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Now It’s Time To Add Our Tomato Paste
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Now Add The Red Wine Vinegar…
..And The Chili Flakes
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Enjoying That Snack While I Cook
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Chopping My Bunch Of Curley Parsley
Adding The Chopped Curley Parsley And Sea Salt..
Stir Together, Keeping On A Low Heat
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Now We Drain and Rinse The Cannellini Beans
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Add The Beans To The Skillet
(I also added some more Tomato Paste. I had it leftover and just thought it would go here. It did. But, it’s not necessary for you to add more if you don’t want to.)
I Did Add A Little Bit More Olive Oil Here, Stir Together…
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Turn Your Oven On 350F
Place Your Skillet Into The Oven, Covered In Aluminum Foil And Bake For 15-20 Minutes
Still Snacking While I Wait For My Beans To Cook
FINITA!
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Oven Semi-Dried Roma’s With Beans and Herbs
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(I would like to say that this recipe, although quite grand in appearance, was not as tasty as the one I created above. The focus here is more on the beautiful bold Green Herbs, and the beautiful bold Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes.)
Ingredients:
2, 15.5 oz. Cans Cannellini Beans
Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes, As Many As You Like
Half A Medium Red Onion, Chopped
2-3 T. Fresh Thyme, Chopped
Fresh Basil, As Much As You Like
Fresh Parsley, As Much As You Like
Sea Salt, To Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
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Sometimes Ingredients Are Pictured Perfect On Their Own
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Chopping A Medium Sized Red Onion
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Placing The Cannellini Beans Into A Medium Sized Pot On The Stove Top
Adding About 2-3 Tablespoons Of Fresh Thyme
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You want to bring the Cannellini Beans in their canned liquid, and Fresh Thyme to a boil. Once the beans start to boil for a few minutes, remove from heat and pour into a colander to drain the liquid.
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Pour The Beans And Thyme Into A Medium Bowl
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Add The Red Onion, And Sea Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper To Taste
Combine All Ingredients
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On A Platter Place Some Green Curley Parsley
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Now Add Your Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes…
Place Your Beans In The Middle, And Garnish With Fresh Basil
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Beans, Beans…. 🙂
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Marinated Feta With Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes
(Serve With A Baguette, And Fresh Herbs)
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Ingredients:
2, 8 oz. Feta Cheese Blocks
Ground Oregano, To Taste
Ground Italian Seasonings, To Taste
Ground Coriander, To Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes, To Taste
Fresh Rosemary Sprigs
Olive Oil, To Taste
Baguette and Fresh Herbs Optional, But Necessary 🙂
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Gathering All Of The Ingredients Together
Cut The Feta Cheese Into Chunks And Place Into A Bowl
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Add The Dried Herbs To The Feta, About 1 Tablespoon Each, Or To Taste
Now Drizzle Some Olive Oil Over Top, Just To Taste
(Having a sample, photo right.)
Mix Together…
Start To Layer The Feta With Herbs, Oven Semi-Dried Tomatoes, Rosemary Sprigs, And Then Drizzle EVOO All Over Top
This Jar Is Perfection!
An Excellent Appetizer, Or A Great Afternoon Snack
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Our Backyard Container Herbs Are Flourishing
Herbs Washed, And Drying Them
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Baked Feta With Herbs
Perfect On A Baguette
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Feta With Herbs, Baked
Ingredients:
8 oz. Feta Cheese
Fresh Rosemary, Chopped
Fresh Thyme, Chopped
Dried Coriander, To Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
Olive Oil, To Taste
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In A Bowl I Placed My Fresh Thyme, And My Chopped Rosemary
As Much As You Like….
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Adding Just A Sprinkling Of Coriander…
Freshly Ground Black Pepper…
Adding My Feta Cheese…
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Placing The Feta On The Herbs, Placing The Feta With Herbs Onto Aluminum Foil
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Covering The Feta Cheese And Herbs With Foil, Baking In The Oven On 350F for 15 Minutes.
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In The Meantime….
Toast a Baguette on 350F for 8 Minutes
Slice into rounds, place onto a Baking Sheet with Aluminum Foil, Drizzle with Olive Oil…
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Drizzled With Olive Oil, Broil Until Browned
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When The Feta Is Ready, Remove From The Aluminum Foil And Place Into A Bowl
Baguette Is Nice And Browned
Excellent Spread Onto A Baguette
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Bambina Fammina
Arrivederci!
Julie and Isabelle
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Grazie,
Julie and Gordon