Use ripe tomatoes with a beautiful tomato red color. Ripe tomatoes add sweetness to this recipe.
Ingredients
4 tomato (medium size, ripe)
2 tablespoons scallion (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons parsley (fresh leaves, finely chopped)
1⁄2 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
1⁄4 cup breadcrumb
3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Cut top of tomatoes. Scoop out pulp and seeds. Discard the seeds and chop the tomato pulp.
- Mix chopped tomato pulp, scallions, parsley, feta cheese, bread crumbs, and olive oil in a bowl.
- Spoon the filling into the hollow tomato shells.
- Stand stuffed tomatoes side up in a baking pan and bake in the middle rack for 15 minutes.
- Serve stuffed tomatoes straight from the oven, steaming hot, to enjoy the delicious gooey texture of melted cheese.
Yield
4 servings
Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Total time
45 minutes
Notes
Place not quite ripe tomatoes in a brown paper bag and keep in a cupboard or other dark place for a day or two to ripen so that they get an appetizing bright red color.
Source
The tangy flavor of Feta cheese is a perfect counterpart for the sweet but slightly acidic flavor of tomatoes.
easy, comforting
bake, vegetables, appetizer
Greek food recipes
Food in Greece
Food in Greece