MICROWAVE DRIED TOMATOES 
This vegetarian/vegan dish requires only a few simple ingredients and is very easy to prepare, but it is absolutely delicious! Can be served as a side dish, appetizer or even snack.
Ingredients
Plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
: 6
Olive oil
: 3/4 cup
Garlic cloves, quartered
: 2
Dried rosemary
: 1/2 tsp
Method
- Season the tomatoes with salt, arrange them, cut sides up, in a spoke pattern on several layers of microwave-safe paper towels in a microwave oven, and microwave them at medium power (50%), burning the towels 180 degrees once and removing the tomatoes as they dry, for 30 to 45 minutes, or until they are dry to the touch.
- The tomatoes should still be slightly moist inside; be careful not to let them burn.
- Transfer the tomatoes to a rack and let them stand at room temperature overnight. Combine tomatoes with remaining ingredients in a jar and marinate in a cool dark place for at least 2 days to let the flavors develop.
- The dried tomatoes keep in a cool dark place for several months.