Easiest Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes Appetizer

Submitted by CHEFDLH

"I am always looking for no cook easy but flavorful appetizers for buffets, meetings and parties. This one is a fast but flavorful one. Using fresh basil is required as it high quality , tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 20 cherry tomato appetizers
• Serves: 5-8

ingredients

• 20 small cherry tomatoes
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (drizzled)
• 1 bunch fresh basil, sliced 1/4-inch

directions

1. Cut and discard a small slice from bottom of each cherry tomato to make the tomato sit level.
2. scoop out pulp with a melon baller making a tiny cup or well in the tomato sprinkle cup with salt and pepper to taste.
3. stuff cups with Mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, drizzle with oil and top with one piece of sliced basil for presentation.
4. Serve on a platter.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

Yum! These were like little bite-sized Caprese salads. Fantastic! After removing the inside of the tomatoes, I let them drain upside down on a cloth while I prepared the filling. I cubed fresh mozzarella to combine with the basil strips and used just pepper inside the tomatoes. I used tiny basil leaves for the basil garnish. Thanks for sharing! L-O-V-E Event 2012