Vegan spread with dried tomatoes and nuts

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 50 g dried tomatoes
• 5 tbsp hazelnuts or walnuts, ground
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 clove(s) garlic
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup water
• ½ tsp thyme or rosemary
• 1 pinch of chili flakes

Instructions

Working time approx. 5 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

First, soak the sun-dried tomatoes in a cup, lightly covered with water. You can either use boiling water or place them in the microwave on high for 1 minute. This will remove their strong salty flavor. Repeat if necessary. I taste the soaking water. Leave the remaining water from the last soaking. This isn’t necessary with tomatoes from a jar and in an oil bath, of course. Now puree the sun-dried tomatoes with the oil, nuts, garlic, and seasoning, but not too finely. If necessary, soften the mixture with the soaking water and season with tomato paste. When it comes to spices, you should choose one; I usually use thyme. You can also experiment with the chili.