Side Dish Recipe ⇒ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

The best sun-dried tomato pesto.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• ¼ cup chopped pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons chopped onion
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ⅓ cup crushed tomatoes
• ¼ cup red wine
• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and cover with warm water for 5 minutes, or until tender.
2. In a food processor or blender combine sun-dried tomatoes, basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts and onion; process until well blended. Add vinegar, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and red wine, and process. Stir in olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Season with salt to taste.

Nutrition Facts

• calories44.1
• carbohydrateContent2.4 g
• cholesterolContent0.9 mg
• fatContent3.5 g
• fiberContent0.5 g
• proteinContent1.1 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent80.5 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g