Stuffed Tomatoes
Rating: 4.0
This Fresh recipe has been extracted from the Yates Garden Fresh Cookbook published by HarperCollins.
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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)
- Slice off the tops of the tomatoes and scoop out the juice, seeds and core.
- Sprinkle salt inside the tomato shells and turn upside down to drain for 30 minutes.
- 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.
- Add the olives and parsley and cook for a minute or two.
- Add the breadcrumbs and cook until they change colour.
- Add the cheese and stir into the mixture until it melts.
- Remove from the heat and fill each tomato shell.
- Add pepper to each.
- 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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Lorraine
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09:07, 06 January 2010
YUM -Think I will try this recipe- not to sure about the olives -I am not an olives person-
Trisha
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09:20, 06 January 2010
This sounds lovely, I'm sure my grandchildren would like it so I will make same next time I am baby sitting. I suppose you could also stuff the mixture into a red capsicum!
Helen
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09:33, 06 January 2010
I'd add (or substitute) sliced mushrooms for the olives, reduce the amount of onion and add 2 teaspoons of fresh oregano
Christine
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11:47, 06 January 2010
sounds just great, but ditto on the olives. will try mushys and oregano as well. thanks and cheers
moya
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13:43, 06 January 2010
i will be trying this for dinner tonight, they will tart up the humble sausages, but will add a hint of garlic and use parmesan cheese instead
Elaine
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13:53, 06 January 2010
I like the sound of this tomato recipe. I think I would add some garlic as well.
sylvia
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15:26, 06 January 2010
Sounds great will try it soon. Agree with the mushrooms and garlic. Would substitute the oregano for thyme and garnish with parsley.
Ron
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15:44, 06 January 2010
sounds very nice,--I will try this to-night. And I will use the olives---yum yum.
Asuncion
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21:35, 06 January 2010
This recipe sounds nice. I make a similar one but don't bake the tomatoes. My recipe: 4 ripe tomatoes - 1 cup of cooked arborio rice - 1 tin of red salmon, tuna or anchovies - parseley - lemon juice - black pepper - 1 tablespoon tartare sauce (to join ingrdients) Prepare tomatoes as the above recipe. Fill the tomatoes with the mixture, garnish wit tartare sauce or mayo and a stuffed green olive. Serve with a mixed salad garnish with lemon wedges. I don't bake the tomatoes.
sandra
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12:01, 07 January 2010
i do mine with diced ham or bacon mixed herbs and a egg broken on the top with cheese and baked
kathleen
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20:49, 13 January 2010
All the above ideas sound good ,I would use the olives as they are yummy. Asuncion reciepe I will try sounds great, Zucchini's stuffed with those ingredients would be nice as well
Glenda
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10:03, 17 January 2010
This sounds like a yummy recipe...I am going to try it tomorrow night...and, I will add some garlic as well to give it that extra flavour...thank you very much!
David
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12:59, 13 July 2010
It sounds very nice i have had stuffed Tomatoes before & Capsicum and even Stuffed Zucchini and i liked them all i am in the Process of doing my Black Olives in Brine
craig
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09:45, 30 October 2010
yummy i will try it,with a touch of sweetchilli
Debra
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22:03, 11 December 2010
This sounds so easy & tasty & we both love tomatoes, I will have to give this a go.
jamie
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18:15, 08 January 2011
Definately will be trying this soon with my fresh tommys!!
norman
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16:41, 19 October 2011
i will try this recipe but leave the olives out will use mushrooms
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