Sun Dried Tomato And Roasted Garlic Skillet Breakfast Food

25 WAYS TO COOK WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a sun-dried tomato dish in 30 minutes or less!

SPINACH FRITTATA WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the oil, spinach, and sliced zucchini to a 10-inch cast iron skillet and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally until spinach has wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and a sprinkle of sea salt. Continue cooking, uncovered, until zucchini has some golden-brown color to it.
• Beat the eggs and buttermilk, cheddar cheese, and sea salt in a mixing bowl. I do so with a fork, but you can also use a hand mixer or whisk.
• Pour the egg mixture into the cast iron skillet over the vegetable mixture and use a wooden spoon to distribute the vegetables evenly. Sprinkle on the goat cheese.
• Transfer the cast iron skillet to the oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the frittata has set up. Allow frittata to cool 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

ROASTED GARLIC AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SPREAD

Steps:

• To roast the garlic: Cut top 1/4" off the heads, place on foil and drizzle with olive oil. Enclose in the foil and bake at 350 till soft, about 30 - 40 minutes.
• Let garlic cool a bit and squeeze the pulp out of the cut-off top into a bowl. Beat with the cheeses and oregano till smooth.
• Drain and chop the tomatoes, and add with the walnuts to mixture, stir.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, 24 hours is best to blend flavors.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ROASTED GARLIC SKILLET BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In large (12-inch) skillet, over medium heat, fry chopped bacon just until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels and set aside. Drain all but 1 Tablespoon of the grease.
• Add one Tablespoon of the oil to the skillet, heat over medium heat, and then add the Simply Potatoes Shredded Hashbrowns. Spread the potatoes in an even layer, over the bottom of the pan, and use a spatula to lightly press down.
• Cook 6-7 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom.
• Drizzle the top of the potatoes with the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil and use the spatula to turn over the potatoes in about 6 sections. Cook for an additional 6 minutes, or until the potatoes have turned golden brown on the bottom.
• Gently stir the potatoes and add the roasted garlic, red bell pepper, onion and sun-dried tomatoes to the pan. Cook and stir until the peppers and onions are softened and the potatoes have reached 165° for 2 minutes.
• Pour the beaten eggs over the potato mixture, sprinkle with the oregano, basil, salt and pepper, and then stir gently to combine.
• Allow to cook without stirring for 2-3 minutes.
• Use spatula to section and gently turn over mixture. Continue to cook until the egg is no longer wet and has cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
• Serve alone or with sour cream and salsa.

ROASTED GARLIC AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO LOAF

Steps:

• Slice top off head of garlic; place garlic on foil and drizzle with 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the olive oil. Wrap and bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until garlic is softened. Let cool. Squeeze out pulp into small bowl; mash and set aside.
• In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water; sprinkle in yeast and let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. Stir in remaining oil, tomatoes, salt and mashed garlic. Stir in multigrain flour and 1-3/4 cups (425 mL) of the white bread flour to make sticky dough.
• Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface; knead for 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic, adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
• Punch down dough; turn out onto lightly floured surface. Pat into 11-inch (28 cm) circle. Roll up into cylinder with tapered ends. Pinch along bottom to smooth and seal. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
• With sharp knife, cut 4 shallow slashes diagonally across top of loaf. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven for about 40 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Let cool on rack.
• Variation.
• Bread Machine Roasted Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Loaf (for dough only):.
• Roast garlic as directed. Into pan of 1-1/2 to 2 lb (750 g to 1 kg) bread machine, place (in order) water, sugar, remaining oil, salt, roasted garlic, tomatoes, bread flour, multigrain flour and 1-1/4 tsp (6 mL) bread machine yeast. (Do not let yeast touch liquid.) Choose dough setting.