Stuffed Tomato Thumb

This Fresh recipe has been extracted from the Yates Garden Fresh Cookbook, published by HarperCollins.


Use large beefy tomatoes for stuffing. They can be served as an entree, or as a vegetable side dish. Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 large ripe tomatoes
1 tsp salt

Stuffing:

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion, peeled and diced
  • 2 Tbsp black olives, pitted and chopped
  • 2 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 4 Tbsp grated cheese
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Olive oil (for baking)

Method:

  1. Slice off the tops of the tomatoes and scoop out the juice, seeds and core.
  2. Sprinkle salt inside the tomato shells and turn upside down to drain for 30 minutes.
  3. To make the stuffing in the meantime, heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Add the diced onion and cook gently until translucent.
  4. Add the olives and parsley and cook for a minute or two.
  5. Add the breadcrumbs and cook until they change colour.
  6. Add the cheese and stir into the mixture until it melts.
  7. Remove from the heat and fill each tomato shell.
  8. Add pepper to each.
  9. Put the tomato halves in an oven dish, add a little oil to the dish, and bake at 180°C for 12- 15 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked.

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