Cherry Tomatoes

I usually plant a couple of grape tomato plants every summer.  This year my "grape" tomato plants were cherry tomato plants, obviously mislabeled.  To my surprise, they were very sweet and flavorful.  The plant grew beautifully and I harvested hundreds of tomatoes. 

Here's what I did with most of them:

Cut them in half.

Arrange the pieces on my dehydrator trays.

Wait about 12 hours.

Now they are reduced in size, but doubled in sweetness.  I put these in a ziploc baggie, then into the freezer.  I use them all winter on white pizzas and sandwiches.

If you don't have a dehydrator you can get the same results by putting them on a baking sheet in a warm oven (200-250 degrees) for a few hours until they look done.

Here's a pesto pizza with dehydrated tomatoes and roasted red peppers:

Our friends always ask me if I added sugar to the tomatoes because they taste so sweet!