Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

I love pesto sauces. My latest favorite is sun dried tomato pesto.

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces of sundried tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon of dried basil
• 1 teaspoon of dried parsley
• 3 cloves of chopped garlic
• ¼ cup of chopped toasted pine nuts
• ½ small chopped onion
• 1 ½ tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• 1 ½ teaspoons of tomato paste
• 1 medium tomato chopped
• 2 ½ tablespoons of red wine
• ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup of parmesan cheese grated
• Salt to taste

Method:

Reconstitute sun dried tomatoes with warm water for 10 minutes. Process all ingredients except the oil and parmesan cheese until well blended. Stir in olive oil and parmesan cheese.

This is awesome with pasta and shrimp tossed together.

 BONUS:

I also make mixtures of dried herbs and keep on hand to use in cooking. One of my favorites is this Cajun mix:

Nancy’s Cajun Mix

Mix and keep in an airtight canning jar to use in Cajun sauces or coating meats and fish. Mix equal parts of dried thyme, fennel, cumin, marjoram, cayenne paprika, dehydrated onion and garlic.