Oven Dried Tomatoes

I love to have oven dried tomatoes on hand in the fridge at all times.  They add such bursts of flavor to so many things!  And the olive oil you pack them in also takes on that delicious concentrated tomato flavor, making it a great addition to all sorts of things as well!  I like to throw in a couple whole cloves of garlic in with the tomatoes for added awesomeness.

Ingredients

Heirloom cherry tomatoes (as many as you would like)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Fresh Thyme
Whole Garlic Cloves

Preperation

Preheat oven to 250.  Halve cherry tomatoes.  In a bowl, combine tomatoes with enough olive oil to coat.  Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and thyme.  Arrange tomatoes cut side up on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  If you have a roasting rack you can also use that.  Bake tomatoes in oven for approximately 2.5 hours or until sufficiently dehydrated.  Place tomatoes in a jar, add a few whole cloves of garlic and cover with olive oil.  Refrigerate.