Sunday, March 14, 2010

You say Tomato, I say Sun Dried Tomato!


For many of you who know me, know that I have disliked tomato's probably from birth. So to ya'll this may come as a surprise, but I believe my taste buds are changing. I now like/love sun dried tomatoes and most forms that they come in. I have recently become a HUGE fan of the Bruegger's sun dried tomato spread. My ideal bagel sandwich from Bruegger's, is an everything bagel with turkey, lettuce, and their sun dried tomato spread.

 I thought it would be a fun Sunday task to make my own sun dried tomato spread. Which of course meant a trip to one of my favorite grocery stores, Trader Joe's. I read online that they sold a sun dried tomato pesto spread of some sorts and figured it would be worth a try. I also thought it would be the best place to buy ingredients to my own spread if I could not find the pre-made stuff. Well, I just couldn't find the pre-made stuff so it was time to break out the recipe and buy my ingredients.Below, is an adapted recipe from my google search.

 Sun Dried Tomato Spread
1 6oz. can of organic tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 jar sun dried tomato's (drained)
a couple fresh basil leaves (chiffonade)
a dash of salt
1 clove garlic sliced or chopped


I enjoyed my FABULOUS spread on a Thomas' 110 calorie everything bagel with turkey and lettuce... this beats the 310 calorie Bruegger's bagel with the 69 calorie spread. I figured the amount of calories for the entire portion of spread I made to be around 220 calories. Such a healthy alternative and of course cost friendly! Next thing you know I'll be eating Tomato sandwiches... just kidding I'm not there yet. :)

4 comments:

Sush said...

You say sun dried tomato, I say thank you for lunch! One, and it is just one of many of the things I love about having you dashing in and out of Raleigh, and being home for Spring Break is your company...and budding culinary delights! You make me smile!

Love you, Mom

amy said...

I remember when this tomato thing started... the yummy tomato and basil pesto pizza at New York Pizza! I must say I love tomatos and this sun dried tomato spread sounds delish! I love you Miguel and miss you lots! I will see you tomorrow!

Laura said...

Oh.my.gosh. This looks amaaazing!!!!! I am actually going to make the drive out to our Trader Joe's this week, as I've been dying to rack out goodies from there. Going to check this out! Looks wonderful. :) Love you!

lisa said...

Looks yummy!! Tim isn't a huge tomato lover, but this might be worth a try!

Great pictures, too!