Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes

Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes — a tomato recipe, 8 ingredients.

Tomato

contains dairy

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ¼ cup cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp basil chiffonade
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup ricotta cheese
  • 30 cherry tomatoes, with the very top removed
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup cream cheese → lactose-free cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ¼ cup ricotta cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Combine all ingredients except tomatoes to make the filling.
  2. Place filling into a gallon-size zip-top bag with a small hole snipped in one of the bottom corners.
  3. Fill tomatoes about ¾ full.
  4. Serve chilled as an appetizer.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0