A quick and simple, yet, very tasty recipe for Sun-dried Tomato Spread. Adding dried cranberries, Goat Cheese, Sour Cream and Thai Chili makes it very savory.

“Sun-dried tomatoes are better than regular tomatoes”, according to a teenager I heard on the subway one time. He also added that the sun takes out all the bad taste from tomatoes and leaves behind the tasty stuff.

I thought about that for days and found myself actually defending the Sun. It didn’t take out the bad stuff out, I thought to myself. It just took out the stuff that would make tomatoes rot quickly and giving it a longer shelf life.

I would love to find that teenager today (who is probably a grown adult by now) and have these discussion with him.

Goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes make a great combination. Goat Cheese gets along with any ingredient.

I do have to confess that I didn’t like the taste of Goat Cheese when I first tasted it. It took several tasting over the years to finally like it. It is definitely a case of “acquired taste”.

Now, I cannot stay 1 week without eating this cheese. This sun-dried tomato spread is now my go-to sandwich spread.

This recipe is a variation on a recipe I saw on “Cooking with Cake” (Post no longer live) Thank you for the great idea.

When I saw her recipe, I immediately loved the idea. In my sun-dried tomato spread recipe, I am adding dried pomegranate and Thai chilies. I also chose to add some flavored yogurt. This reduces the shelf life of the spread considerably. But, Yogurt gives it a smoother consistency and very light peach flavor without having to add peaches.

So, without further ado, I give you the Pomegranate, goat Cheese and Sun-dried tomato spread.

Do you agree with the teenager’s opinion on Sun-dried tomatoes?





Sun-Dried Tomato Spread