What Happened to Mary's Tomatoes!

Slow Roasted Semi Dried Tomatoes Preserved in Oil.
A couple of weeks back good friend of mine Mary gave me some lovely tomatoes - loads of lovely tomatoes.

As I haven't got round to telling her what I did with them, I thought I'd do a post.  Preserved them is what I did!  Well for a few weeks anyway.

Of course the jar has to be filled to the brim with oil to keep air out and the tomatoes will stay ready to use when you want.  Sauces on top of a pizza, or however else you fancy them. 

Preserved Lemons - how to make them

Rick Stein said in his book 'Mediterranean Escapes' (the one that made me buy a Tagine) 'Preserved lemons are necessary for Moroccan cooking'. So, a few weeks ago I put some in a kilner jar along with lots of salt, olive oil, vinegar and a few bay leaves. 

And they are now ready to use! But as I'm working this week I will not be doing anything with them until Thursday!

 You might like my recipe for Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons