Mexican Stuffed Tomatoes
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 5 red ripe tomatoes
- salt and pepper
- 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos
- 1⁄4 red onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 small zucchini, 1/4-inch dice
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Cut the tops off 4 tomatoes and trim a thin slice off the bottoms so that they will sit upright easily. Hollow out the tomatoes with a spoon. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Seed and chop remaining tomato.
- In a bowl, combine chopped tomato, pimentos, onions, zucchini, jalapeno, lemon juice, oregano and cilantro. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over the bowl. Add extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. Toss mixture to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. Fill the empty tomatoes and serve.
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