A delicious accompaniment that goes great with soups, salads, hummus, toast. Sun-dried Tomatoes are a must in every kitchen. Sun-dried Tomatoes are prepared using ripe tomatoes that have spent a good deal of time basking in the blazing sunshine. Post this process, the tomato fruits lose their moisture but maintain their nutritional value. During cooking, the natural levels of lycopene (an antioxidant) present in tomatoes rise. By sun drying them, the sun’s natural heat does the same thing, and these Sun Dried Tomatoes now have 12 times the antioxidants as raw tomatoes!