Sun Dried Tomato Damper Food

SUN-DRIED TOMATO DIP

Steps:

• Puree the tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, red pepper sauce, salt and pepper in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add the scallions and pulse twice. Serve at room temperature.

SUN-DRIED TOMATOES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Wash and halve tomatoes. Gently squeeze out the seeds. Place the tomatoes on a non-stick cookie sheet, and sprinkle with salt to taste.
• Bake until tomatoes take on a leathery texture. This could literally take all day; smaller pieces will require less oven time.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO DAMPER

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix them until combined.
• Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead it for a couple of minutes bringing it into a ball.
• Cover the dough with a tea towel or cling film and leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees.
• Divide the dough into 8 balls of dough and place it on a lightly greased baking tray.
• Place the tray on the center shelf in the preheated oven.
• Cook the damper for 20 minutes until risen and golden brown.
• Serve or keep warm until ready to serve.

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!

SUPER SIMPLE SUN-DRIED TOMATO APPETIZERS

Steps:

• NOTE: If your sundried tomatoes do not already have Italian seasoned herbs in their oil, you will need to first stir in 1 Tbsp of Italian seasoning blend to your tomatoes, then cover and chill overnight.
• Drain off the oil from your tomatoes.
• Spread a generous spoonful of cream cheese onto each cracker and top with a strip of marinated sundried tomato.
• Place onto a platter and garnish with strips of fresh basil leaves, if desired.
• Serve immediately.
• (You may need more or less or any of the ingredients- the Zaar computer only accepts specific amounts, so I have tried to give you a rough guess).

SUN-DRIED TOMATO SPREAD

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, mix tomato paste, basil, olive oil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, white sugar and garlic salt. Blend to the consistency of a spreadable paste. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.

BUSH TOMATO DAMPER

Steps:

• Sift flour and baking powder together into a bowl.
• Add salt, sugar and butter, and mix with fingers until crumbly.
• Add milk and tomatoes and mix.
• Allow to rest 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400F and lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Roll dough out about 1 1/4 inch thick and cut into 8 rectangles or circles. Place on baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve hot.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND HERBED/CHEESED BAKED ORZO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter over medium/high heat in saucepan til hot. Add shallots and cook til translucent, but not brown. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Cook 1 minute more, stirring and moving mixture around constantly. Add garlic, cooking one minute more. Be careful at this point not to burn garlic or all will be ruined.
• Add 1 cup orzo to saucepan, constantly stirring and toasting the pasta for 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, and crank heat up to high to bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper for seasoning, being careful not to over-salt, as parmesano reggiano has a high salt content. When boil is reached, cover and reduce to simmer and cover til most of liquid is absorbed. You want SOME liquid to remain.
• Transfer to a bowl. Add fontina cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan, basil and parsley. Add cream. Stir well. Transfer to 2-quart buttered/greased ramekin or equivalent and cover the top with the mixture of Italian seasoned bread crumbs and remaining 1/4 cup reggiano cheese.
• Dot top with bits of butter and bake in 375 oven for approximately 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately, grating more reggiano over dish if desired.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO SPREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Serve with sliced French baguettes or crackers.
• Variation: Substitute roasted red peppers for the tomatoes and walnuts for the pecans.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO & PARSLEY DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Lightly grease a baking tray.
• Combine flour, tomato, parsley and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Stir in enough milk to form a soft, not sticky dough.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface;knead briefly.
• Shape into a 12cm round on tray. Lightly brush with milk.
• Bake 15-20 mins until golden and a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.