Sun-dried tomato spread
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Ceideburg | ||
| 1 | cup | Loosely packed unsalted sun-dried tomatoes (not oil packed) |
| 1½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, coarsely chopped | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Coarsely chopped fresh basil |
| 2 | teaspoons | Capers, drained and rinsed |
| ¼ | cup | Black olives chopped |
| 1 | teaspoon | Worcestershire sauce |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste | ||
Directions
Pour the boiling water over sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl. Let stand 30 minutes, until completely soft. Drain well, reserving liquid, and transfer rehydrated tomatoes to a food processor. Add garlic, basil, capers, olives and Worcestershire sauce. Process until coarsely chopped, adding enough of the reserved soaking liquid to make a thick paste, Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or chill.
Yields about 1½ cups.
PER TABLESPOON: 10 calories, 0 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 43 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.
Robin Davis writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 3/24/93.
Posted by Stephen Ceideburg