Sun Dried Tomato And Roasted Garlic Salsa Recipes

SUN DRIED TOMATO AND ROASTED GARLIC "SALSA"

Steps:

• To roast the garlic and onion, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Remove the loose outer sheath from a head of garlic, then cut the top off so all the cloves are just exposed. Place head on a sheet of foil, rub cut cloves with a teaspoon or two of oil, then wrap tightly in foil and place on the baking sheet. Place the onion round on the same baking sheet and coat each side with a little oil. Roast in bottom third of oven for about 45 minutes, flipping the onion over halfway through, and watching to make sure it doesn't burn. When the garlic is done, the exposed tops of the cloves should be light golden brown. Remove garlic from foil to cool, then squeeze from the uncut end of the head to push the cloves out.
• While the vegetables roast, make the oil. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in small saucepan over medium. Add minced garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook for a few minutes, stirring, until garlic turns golden brown. The garlic should sizzle as it cooks-if not, turn up the heat. Immediately remove from heat and pour through a fine, heat safe strainer into a glass bowl or cup. Refrigerate to cool quickly.
• Coarsely chop the roasted red onion and sun dried tomatoes. Combine both in a food processor with 8 cloves of the roasted garlic, the cooled oil, and ½ C of the diced tomatoes (this will give the processor something to grab onto) and process for a couple minutes, until smooth. Add remaining diced tomatoes and basil leaves and pulse a few times, briefly, until it resembles a sauce with some coarse texture. Stir in lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use. Serve cold with quesadillas or as a dip.

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 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 SALSA (RAW RECIPE)

Steps:

• Mix ingredients in a bowl. For best flavor, let sit 1 hour or more so flavors meld.