{"title":"Sun-Dried Tomatoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSun-dried tomatoes represent one of the most dramatic transformations in cooking: a ripe summer tomato, already sweet and fragrant, concentrated by the sun over several days until its water content is reduced by ninety percent and its flavour multiplied accordingly. The result is small, dark, chewy, and intensely sweet-tart — nothing like a fresh tomato and yet unmistakably tomato in a way that no cooked tomato product can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best sun-dried tomatoes come from the same regions that produce the best fresh tomatoes: the volcanic soils of southern Italy and the Mediterranean islands. In Cyprus and Greece, sun-drying tomatoes is an ancient practice — the dried tomatoes (preserving the summer harvest for winter use) are a staple of traditional Cypriot cooking, used in bread, in salads, chopped into pasta dishes, and stirred into sauces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes are dried outdoors in direct sunlight on traditional wooden racks, without sulphites or other preservatives. They are then packed in organic extra virgin olive oil with garlic and herbs — a combination that mellows the sharpness and develops additional flavour during storage. The oil itself becomes infused and is excellent for cooking or dressing salads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse them in pasta (they are the centrepiece of a simple but extraordinary aglio e olio variant), in focaccia and bread, in salads with rocket and shaved parmesan, chopped into stews for depth, or eaten straight from the jar with good bread.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/0643\/1830\/collections\/sun-dried-tomatoes.jpg?v=1776595690","url":"https:\/\/checkout.backtonatureorganicfoods.co.uk\/collections\/sun-dried-tomatoes.oembed","provider":"Back to Nature Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}