Sun-dried tomato, linseed oil and sunflower seed spread

Discover a recipe by Florence Oustau, Lin des Pyrénées ambassador. Founder of Zest de Flow (31), Florence shares her culinary know-how by showcasing our products made from flax grown at the foot of the Pyrenees.

Here is a sunny plant-based spread that combines the intensity of sun-dried tomatoes, the omega-3 richness of our virgin linseed oil and the softness of sunflower seeds. Ideal as an aperitif on toast, crackers or crudités.

This spread is 100% plant-based and gluten-free, and keeps for 6 days in the fridge in an airtight jar. It marks the switch to summer cooking at Florence Oustau’s.

Ingredients

• 200 g sunflower seeds
• 1 jar of 280 g sun-dried tomatoes with their oil
• 5 cl Lin des Pyrénées linseed oil
• 50 g sliced onion
• As needed: ground cumin (or curry, masala, herbes de Provence, thyme...)

Step-by-step method

1. The day before: soak the sunflower seeds overnight in cold water.
2. The next day, sauté the sliced onion in a little olive oil. Drain the sun-dried tomatoes, keeping their oil, and slice them.
3. Drain and rinse the sunflower seeds. In the jar of sun-dried tomatoes, remove 5 cl of oil and replace it with 5 cl of linseed oil.
4. In a food processor with an S-blade, blend together: sunflower seeds, sun-dried tomatoes with their mixed oil, cooked onion and cumin.
5. Refrigerate for 1 night to develop the flavours.
6. Serve well chilled as an aperitif. Keeps for 6 days in the fridge in an airtight jar.

Florence’s tip

Linseed oil should not be heated: that is why it is added after cooking the onion, directly at the blending stage. Its precious omega-3 are thus preserved. Vary the spices to suit your taste - a little curry for an oriental note, or herbes de Provence to stay Mediterranean.

Our Lin des Pyrénées products used

• Flaxseeds 250 g
• Flaxseed Flour 250 g
• Virgin Linseed Oil 200 ml
• Kibbled Flaxseeds 250 g

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Keywords: vegan spread, sun-dried tomatoes, linseed oil, aperitif, sunflower seeds, omega-3