To Dehydrate:
Slice tomatoes into ¼” slices. Place on dehydrator and dry until crisp. Place dried tomato slices into blender, herb, or coffee grinder and blend until a fine powder. Use powder in a variety of dishes from soups to meatloaf.
Reconstitute:
To 1 cup of dried tomato powder, add the following….
Tomato Paste:
1¾ cup water and ½ tsp. sugar.
Tomato Sauce:
3 cups water and ½ tsp. sugar.
Tomato Juice:
3-5 cups water or to desired thickness.
Salt, pepper, to taste.
Tomato Soup:
¾ cup water, ½ cup dry milk.
Season to taste.
Dehydrating Tomatoes
Ingredients
Equipment
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes into 1/4-inch slices.
- Place the slices on dehydrator trays in a single layer.
- Dry until the tomatoes are crisp.
- Grind the dried tomato slices in a blender, herb grinder, or coffee grinder until they form a fine powder.
- To make tomato paste, stir 1 cup dried tomato powder with 1 3/4 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
- To make tomato sauce, stir 1 cup dried tomato powder with 3 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
- To make tomato juice, stir 1 cup dried tomato powder with 3 to 5 cups water, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
- To make tomato soup, stir 1 cup dried tomato powder with 3/4 cup water and 1/2 cup dry milk, then season to taste.
Recipe Size Alteration
💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.
Notes
Yield and servings are estimates. A practical estimate is about 18 tablespoons tomato powder from 14 pounds of Roma tomatoes, based on common home dehydration yields.
Prep time is an estimate for washing, slicing, arranging, grinding, and jarring the tomatoes. Drying time varies by tomato thickness, humidity, and dehydrator model, so it is not included as active cook time.
Store the finished tomato powder in an airtight container in a cool, dark, dry place and use within 6 to 9 months for best quality.
Once reconstituted, refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 3 to 4 days.
Prep time is an estimate for washing, slicing, arranging, grinding, and jarring the tomatoes. Drying time varies by tomato thickness, humidity, and dehydrator model, so it is not included as active cook time.
Store the finished tomato powder in an airtight container in a cool, dark, dry place and use within 6 to 9 months for best quality.
Once reconstituted, refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 3 to 4 days.
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i love this website! i can’t wait to try this.
:23_30_109[1]::23_30_109[1]:I love this website! I can’t wait to try this.
love this ! will have to try this soon !
been wanting to buy a food dehydrator for a long time. finally did so. can’t wait to start using it to make some of these recipes.
i love the tomatoes i grow in the summer but they can over take you when the start coming off good this is a great idea to use the leftovers and to have summer flavors all winter long
what a great tip! i have hated tomatoes my whole life (im 50) but recently discovered I LOVE sun dried tomatoes. :lets-eat: I dehydrated a case last month and packed 2 jars in grapeseed oil and froze the rest in a ziplock bag.
I’m experimenting now with other flavors like cream cheese and tomato paste topped with sundried tomatoes – YUMMY!
Next I’m going to make tomato butter.
I hate to think of all the beautiful tomatoes Ive past up in my life when I could of dehydrated them lol Grrrrr
Hubby surprised me a couple of days ago with 15 pounds of huge, fully ripe tomatoes that he got at the farm stand for only $5 because each one had a small blemish. I have turned them into a full pint of tomato powder, and will take a sample to the woman who owns the farm stand. We get beautiful tomatoes year-round here in Florida, and it is wonderful to have this way to preserve them.
I make a lot of soup, so it will not last an awfully long time, and I can buy large quantities as often as I wish. I even turn leftover spaghetti sauce into tomato leather and store it in vacuum packed jars or bags. I hate waste!
Can someone tell me if i can dry tomatoes in an oven? I don’t own a dehydrator. They’re very expensive in my country. (The Netherlands, Europe) And herbs? Can they be done in an oven?
Thanks for the help, in advance.