Dried Tomatoes

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Dried Tomatoes Ingredients

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Instructions for Dried Tomatoes

Dried tomatoes vary a lot in moisture content & how they are stored. Some are very dry, almost brittle, & sold in plastic bags. Others are very juicy & plump & sold packed in oil. Some that were packed in salt (which were too salty). Some dried tomatoes sold in bins are quite damp & some in oil are quite dry. If you have dry dried tomatoes you may have to "plump" them. For things likes pasta sauce or pizza dry dried tomatoes rehydrate during a bit of cooking. For canapes (see cheese) or salad you might want to briefly steam the dried tomatoes to plump them up. Sometimes put them in a cup with a bit of water (only 1/2 tsp. or so) & zap them in the microwave for 10-30 seconds till the water boils. Let them sit (covered of course) & the steam will soften them. Pizza: chop dried tomatoes in strips or chunks & put on pizza. Because they burn easily, place them under other things (maybe on the sauce covered crust). Simply making sure you cant see them when the pizza is ready to go in the oven is ok. Pasta: saute some veggies (onion, zucchini, carrots, eggplant, & anything else including tomatoes) in olive oil. If the dried tomatoes are packed in olive oil, use that. Include some fresh or dried herbs such as basil & oregano to taste. When almost cooked add chopped dried tomatoes. If the dried tomatoes are very dry add them earlier, & if they are plump & juicy add them late. Toss with fresh cooked pasta & serve with grated parmesan, Romano, or other cheese. Often parmesan mixed with chopped parsley looks good. Salad. If you have oil packed dried tomatoes, make a simple vinegrette using the dried tomatoes olive oil as the oil. A simple salad composed of fresh & chopped dried tomatoes on a bed of assorted greens with this vinegrette poured over it is great with a good grind of pepper. Cheese Spread. Finely minced dried tomatoes mixed into chevre or cream cheese makes a great cheese spread like those "herb cheese" things etc. In a similar vein, crackers spread with cream cheese or chevre with a dried tomatoes on top is a decent simple canape. Dried tomatoes are very versatile & seldom spoil a dish. They make a great garnish, slivered, chopped, halved, or whole. Remember to use the oil some prepacked in too. Its generally olive oil with some herbs & its very fragrant & tasty. Great for anything using olive oil & dried tomatoes or herbs & fresh tomatoes. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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