Blended Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Ingredients:

• 125g sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 30g pine nuts
• 1/2 small red onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 5 tablespoons tomato passato
• 4 tablespoons red wine
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 60g freshly grated parmesan cheese
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Place sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl, cover with warm water and soak for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• In your blender container combine sun-dried tomatoes, basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts and onion and process until well blended. Add vinegar, tomato purée, passato and red wine, and process until desired consistency is reached.
• Stir in olive oil and parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt.