Tomates Farcies D'oeuf (Egg-Stuffed Tomato W/Herb Mayo - France)

twissis's Note:

This recipe from *The Best Ever French Cooking Course* cookbook by Carole Clements & Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen is everything you want a recipe to be. In my view that's ingredient & budget-friendly, a make-ahead quick-fix, low-cal & low-fat, a colorful & attractive presentation + amazing versatility. Altho I could only enter it in 2 categories, versatility is its biggest bonus as it works as a cold starter, salad course, side-dish to a meat or seafood entree served w/a starch, light lunch w/creative additions & can also be used to garnish a variety of appy platters or the like. Per the intro, "This simple dish is just the kind of thing you might find in charcuteries all over France." (Time does not include hard-boiling & cooling the eggs) *Enjoy* !

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
• 4 eggs (hard-boiled & peeled)
• 4 tomatoes (med-size & ripe)
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• lettuce (or mixed greens to serve)

Directions:

1. In a sml bowl, blend the mayo + herbs & set aside. Using an egg-slicer or sharp knife, cut the egg into thin slices.
2. Place tomatoes on a cutting board (core-end down) & make deep cuts to w/in 1/2-in of the base. There should be the same # of cuts in ea tomato as there are egg slices & the white ends of the eggs should be discarded or reserved for another use.
3. Fan open the tomatoes, sprinkle w/salt & pepper to taste & insert an egg slice into ea slit. Place ea stuffed tomato on a sml bed of lettuce or mixed greens & serve w/the herb mayonnaise.

Reviews

[Sherrybeth]

CONGRATULATIONS on your week 14 Football Pool Win for 2009!!! I was dying for something different after all the holiday food and fare so I mixed this up last night for dinner and it was a huge hit. It went together quickly and easily and the fresh herbs did wonders for the fresh tomatoes and the egg. Thank you for a great new addition to my recipe stash!