Culinary Creations with Mary Crafts Summer Harvest Oven-Dried Tomatoes Start with ripe tomatoes.
Plum tomatoes are the best.
But other varieties will work. Wash tomatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds and lightly salt. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Arrange the halved tomatoes, skin side down on racks placed on baking sheets.