Sun-Dried Tomato Puree ala Nettie Cronish

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Hiya all,

This recipe is from a book written by a foodie woman if there ever was one.

She's up in Toronto and she's owned all kinds of eatery type businesses.

Anyway, she just RAVES about this recipe.... She says, normally, dried tomatoes

are leathery, but that when you do em up HER way, they become ambrosia. She

says: " What a relief from regular tomato paste! " She likes the fact that

there are no added spices and etc., so that you just get the concentrated

flavor of tomatoes. Sounds like a winner to me! Enjoy,

 

Brenda Adams

 

* Exported from MasterCook Buster *

 

Sun-Dried Tomato Puree ala Nettie Cronish

 

Recipe By : Nettie's Vegetarian Kitchen, by Nettie Cronish

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :

Categories : How To - Tomato Paste

Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes -- not in oil

1 cup water

2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

 

Bring tomatoes and water to a boil in small, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Reduced

heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

 

Transfer tomatoes and their liquid to food processor or blender. Process for

several minutes until sauce is smooth, adding more water if necessary.

 

Pack puree into clean jar. Cover the top with olive oil. Cover jar tightly.

 

Makes 3/4 cup. Keeps up to 1 week in the refrigerator.

 

Per 1/4 cup serving: calories 52, protein 1 g, carbos 6 g, fat 3 g.

 

This puree can replace everyday tomato paste (and the author claims that the

puree is far superior in taste to the store bought tomato products). If you

mix w/plain grains, you have another tasty layer for any casserole.

 

NOTE: Only add olive oil if you want to refrigerate for later use.

 

Source: Nettie's Vegetarian Kitchen, by Nettie Cronish, 1996. ISBN:

0-929005-80-5. >From the cookbook collection of Brenda Adams

<adamsfmle; Posted to RecipeCafe and Veg-Recipes 3/99.

 

Nettie Cronish owned " Vegetarian Goumet Delights " , a vegetarian catering

company in Toronto, and she owned a deli at a health food store, 'Goldberries'

in Toronto. She also created a vegetarian frozen food business and she's is a

cooking teacher.

 

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