I am dehydrating my home grown tomatoes - can I rehydrate them later with olive oil instead of boiling water?!

I am dehydrating my home grown tomatoes - can I rehydrate them later with olive oil instead of boiling water?

I know I have seen them grocery stores packed in olive oil, but I would want to store them dry until ready to use (space saving) - would it be better to rehydrate them in the water, THEN add them to the olive oil for the sauce? If I can rehydrate with olive oil, should the oil be warm and how long would it take?? Thanks.

when ready to rehydrate, put them in warm water and nuke them for just a minute or two. then drain and dry between papertowels immediately, and they wont get soggy. Make sure you do this only right before you want to use them.