What do I do with these sun dried tomatoes I have?

Confuzzled4ever
Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
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Ok.. i have sun dried tomatoes.. i mean fresh ones.. not jarred or canned. that i got from natural grocers bulk food section..
A. how to I use them (as in do I have to rehydrate them before using or do anything special???)
B. Gimmie a stellar recipe for them!

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  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    bump
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    Eat them with salads, mix them into pasta, put them on a pizza
  • MsCarlalalala
    MsCarlalalala Posts: 90
    I would julienne them then mix them into some ricotta cheese along with some chopped fresh spinach and seasonings. Flatten chicken breast, spread with mixture, roll up and bake 30 minutes.

    I love this sauce from this recipe on tuna. It says to use oil packed but you can substitute with great results. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/06/italian-easy-whitefish-artichokes-olives-sun-dried-tomatoes-recipe.html
  • JustineMarie21
    JustineMarie21 Posts: 437 Member
    I seen chefs do the following with them

    Puree them with olive oil so its like a paste for crackers
    Pizzas
    Toss them with pasta(adds a nice flavour)
    Chunky sundried tomato pasta sauce
    Sun dried tomato pesto
    Sun dried tomato spicy jelly
    Tomato chutney
    Tossed with salads
    Tomato Pesto
    Tomato Soup
  • Terree_G
    Terree_G Posts: 69 Member
    They make a fantastic addition to an ordinary tomato (pasta) sauce.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    They're great in a spinach omelette or on a pizza, with goat cheese if possible. Also yummy in hummus, or white bean dip.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    I like simple foods so I usually just do something like angel hair pasta, olive oil, the tomatoes and roasted pine nuts, or the pasta, olive oil, tomatoes and goat cheese.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sundrytomtips.htm
  • MsEndomorph
    MsEndomorph Posts: 604 Member
    Fettuccine Alfredo with sundried tomatoes. Invite me over.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    Thank you all!! i have quite a bit of them, so I'll try a few of these!!!
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    and to the poster who posted the link thank you ! i tried one as is.. and knew I had to do something to it. soak them in water. duh! LOL

    I have most of the ingredients for a lot of the recipes posted above. I can't wait to do something with them tomorrow!
  • kiddoc88
    kiddoc88 Posts: 244 Member
    personal pizzas or pasta with pesto, olives, mozzarella
  • organic0gf
    organic0gf Posts: 87 Member
    I wouldn't rehydrate them. I love the tangy concentrated taste of sun dried.mmmm. Sometimes I just eat them like dried fruit.

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