Best 10 Sun Dried Tomato Olive Loaf Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATO & OLIVE LOAF

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place tomato juice, 1 tablespoon oil, salt, brown sugar, rosemary, flour and yeast in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting. Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons water or flour if needed. Just before the final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add tomatoes and olives., When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15x10-in. oval. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Place on a greased baking sheet, seam side down. Cover with a kitchen towel; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Brush loaf with remaining oil. With a sharp knife, make 5 deep slashes across top of loaf. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

SUN DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine yeast and sugar; add 1/3 cup of the water. Let stand 10 minutes or until yeast is dissolved and foamy.
• Add remaining 1 cup water and salt. Stir in white whole wheat flour, cornmeal and 1 1/2 cups of the bread flour, slowly adding additional flour as necessary to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Gently knead in sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Place dough in large bowl greased with oil, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Place dough on lightly floured surface; press to 10x8-inch oval. Fold 1 long side up to the center; press edge into dough. Fold other long side over to center; press edge into dough (seam will be visible on top). Pinch and press each end to form point. Place dough on cookie sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Brush loaf with oil. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.

SUN DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In a stand mixer place the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add the warm water then use the paddle mixer attachment to mix until well combined and a dough forms. Switch to the dough paddle attachment. Add the olives and sun dried tomatoes as well as the oil. Let the machine knead the dough for 3-5 minutes. If the dough is exceptionally wet, add about 1/4 - 1/2 cup additional flour.
• Spray a glass bowl as well as a sheet of plastic wrap with baking spray. Form the dough into a ball and rotate it s a times in the greased bowl to cover its surface with oil. Cover the bowl with the greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until dough doubles, approximately 60-90 minutes.
• Punch down the dough and form into a ball again. Place the dough on a parchment lined baking pan or bread baking stone. Cover with greased plastic wrap again and let rise for an additional hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut a few slashes in the top of the dough with a sharp knife. Place into the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.

OLIVE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• In a medium skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook until translucent and tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for 6 to 8 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the warm vegetables to the oil mixture and toss until coated.
• Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

CHICKPEA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon lime zest, 1 tablespoon each olive oil and oil from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes and a pinch of salt. Add a 14-ounce can chickpeas (drained and rinsed), 1 chopped red bell pepper, 1/4 cup sliced sun-dried tomatoes and 1/2 cup chopped cilantro. Season with salt. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes before serving.

OLIVE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190 Degrees C and line 23 x 13 cm loaf tin with baking paper.
• Mix together all ingredients and pour into tin.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool in tin then serve sliced.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes and water; let stand for 15 minutes or until softened. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in oil until tender. In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk and bread crumbs. , Drain and chop the tomatoes; set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Add onion mixture, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, thyme and remaining chopped tomatoes to the egg mixture. Crumble beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into a loaf in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Combine ketchup and reserved tomatoes; spread over loaf. Bake, uncovered, until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 55-60 minutes. Drain; let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

SUN DRIED TOMATO MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13" by 5" loaf pan with foil and spray with oil cooking spray. Saute onions in butter and oil on medium heat for two minutes and then add the garlic and mushrooms and saute for another 3-5 minutes. Add the mushroom onion mixture to a larger mixing bowl. Add the herbs through the flax meal in the list and mix well. Then add the beef and breadcrumbs and mix well with your hands. Spoon meat mixture into loaf pan and smooth to even distribution. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the meat thermometer reads 165.
• While the meatloaf is cooking, make the balsamic glaze. In a non-stick pan heat vinegar, water and sugar on a medium low heat. Allow the sauce to thicken to syrup like consistency. Taste and add more vinegar or sugar to your liking. Add the finely chopped tomatoes and set aside. When the meatloaf reaches 165 degrees spread half of the glaze on top of the loaf and return it to the oven for about 8 minutes. Remove loaf and let it rest for about 5-10 minutes before slicing. Drizzle a little glaze on each serving and serve with a tossed salad.

ASPARAGUS, SUNDRIED TOMATO & OLIVE LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Oil and line the base of a loaf tin (approx 22 x 10 x 5cm) with baking paper. Cook the asparagus in boiling, salted water for 2 mins, drain, then cool quickly under cold running water. Pat dry.
• Mix the flour and thyme with seasoning in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, then add the eggs, milk and oil, stirring all the time to draw the flour into the centre. Beat for 1 min to make a smooth batter.
• Reserve 5 asparagus tips and a few olives. Add the remaining asparagus, tomatoes, olives and two-thirds of the cheese to the batter. Pour into the tin, then put the reserved asparagus and olives on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 35-40 mins until the cake feels firm to the touch and is golden and crusty on top. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn out and cool on a wire rack.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE BREADS

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar. In a small skillet cook the garlic with the rosemary and the pepper in the reserved oil from the sun-dried tomatoes over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened and fragrant but not brown. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, the milk, the shortening, and the garlic mixture, add the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, the olives, the capers, the parsley, and the Parmesan, divide the batter among 4 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.