Sun Dried Tomato Potato Crush Food

SUN-DRIED TOMATO POTATO CRUSH

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes into small chunks about the size of a thumb. Leave the skins on.
• Put into a pot of boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes or until tender.
• Drain the potatoes well and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the tomatoes, oil, margarine, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper into the bowl.
• Use a potato masher to crush the potatoes and the tomatoes together and keep going until everything is combined but the potatoes are crushed rather than mashed.
• Serve.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large saucepan cover potatoes with salted water by 2 inches and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While potatoes are simmering, cut tomatoes into thin strips. Drain potatoes in a colander and return to pan. With a potato masher mash potatoes with tomatoes, oil, and milk and season with salt and pepper.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Bake the potatoes in the oven for about an hour, until the skins are firm and the centres are soft.
• Meanwhile, finely dice the sundried tomatoes and set aside.
• When the potatoes are cooked, remove from the oven. Halve them lengthways and scoop out the majority of the flesh with a spoon. Be very careful not to tear the skin- leave a quarter inch of flesh still in the skin to provide a firm shell.
• Lightly mash with a fork the flesh that has been removed from the skins. Mix in the mascarpone cheese and sundried tomato pesto and season with salt and pepper if desired. Stir well to mix.
• Add the grated mozzarella and diced sundried tomatoes and stir to mix.
• Scoop the filling back into the potatoes, smoothing the tops.
• Place on a foil-covered baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, until the filling is hot and beginning to turn golden.
• Serve hot!

CHEESY POTATO SKINS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake potatoes 50 minutes or until tender. Let cool.
• Cut each potato in half.
• With a spoon, scoop out pulp leaving 1/4-inch of potato in each half. Set pulp aside.
• Cut each skin half in half again to form quarters.
• Season the skins with salt and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
• Mash 1 cup potato pulp with a potato masher.
• Stir in sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, green onions and parsley. (Mixture will be sticky and hold together.).
• With your hands, divide the mixture evenly between the potato skins, pressing the mixture into the skins.
• Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and bake for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

MASHED POTATOES WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place sun-dried tomatoes in small bowl. Pour enough hot water over to cover tomatoes; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain. Return tomatoes to bowl; stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan and oil.
• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to pot. Stir over medium heat until excess moisture evaporates, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add milk, half and half, 2 tablespoons butter, salt, nutmeg and pepper to potatoes. Mash until smooth.
• Butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Spread half of mashed potatoes in prepared dish. Sprinkle sun-dried tomato mixture over. Spread remaining mashed potatoes over. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan. Dot with remaining 1 tablespoon butter. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake potatoes uncovered until heated through and top is golden brown, about 35 minutes (or up to 45 minutes if refrigerated).

SUN-DRIED TOMATO SOUP WITH WILD MUSHROOMS AND WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until golden brown, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in garlic; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the mushrooms and celery; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomatoes. Reduce the heat to medium low.
• Add the beef broth, tomato paste, red pepper flakes, salt, and cayenne. Cook for 1 hour, reducing the heat to low when the soup starts to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the wild rice using the package directions, OMITTING the salt and margarine. Be careful not to overcook.
• Just before serving, stir the rice into the soup. Garnish with green onions.

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.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the first 6 ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until blended. In a greased 3-qt. baking dish or 13x9-in. baking pan, layer half of the potatoes, tomato mixture and cheese. Repeat layers. Pour broth over the top. , Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE, SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray 13x9x2 pan with Pam. Sauté sausage, breaking into small pieces. Add onions and garlic & sauté 2-3 minutes. Add parsley and sun-dried tomatoes (if oil packed, drain and pat before adding to mixture). Line bottom of pan with single layer of tater tots, and spread sausage mixture on top.
• Whisk eggs, yolks, half and half, whipping cream, 1 and 1/2 cups cheese and salt in bowl. Pour mixture over sausage & sprinkle cheese on top & parsley. Bake until golden brown (knife comes out clean), about 30-40 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

NEW POTATO & SUNDRIED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in plenty of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain and cool under cold running water. Remove the skins and set the potatoes aside for later.
• In a small bowl, mix the crème fraîche, mayonnaise and olive oil with the sugar and some seasoning. Then stir in the tomatoes, parsley and spring onions.
• Add the potatoes and coat in the creamy dressing, trying not to break up the potatoes. This can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge.