Recipe: Dried Tomato Pesto (using walnuts, Bella Sun Dried Tomatoes) (food processor)

DRIED TOMATO PESTO

1 cup Bella dried tomatoes in olive oil
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup walnut pieces
2 large cloves garlic, cut in half
3/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup warm olive oil

Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add tomatoes, and pulse 2 or 3 times or until tomatoes are chopped. Add Parmesan cheese and next 4 ingredients. Top with cover, and process until smooth. With processor running, pour warm oil through food chute in a slow, steady stream, processing until combined.

Use immediately, or place in an airtight container, and refrigerate up to 1 week.

Serve over hot cooked pasta.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
Pesto has more uses than the one it's most known for tossing with pasta. You might consider using leftover pesto in the following ways:

- Stir 1/4 cup pesto into one 8-oz. carton of sour cream for an instant dip for vegetables.

- Try pesto as an omelet filling. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the sauce over half of a three-egg omelet; fold omelet over, and serve.

- Stir 3 tablespoons pesto into 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter. Serve the pesto butter as a bread spread, or toss it with hot vegetables.

Makes 2 cups
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe pamphlet: Bella Sun Dried Tomatoes Recipe Card