Avocado Pesto-Stuffed Tomatoes
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
30 tomatoes
- Serves:
- 30
ingredients
- 30 cherry tomatoes (about 1-1/4 pints)
- 1⁄2 medium avocado, pitted, peeled, and cut up
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons basil pesto (homemade or purchased)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- snipped fresh basil (optional)
directions
- Cut a thin slice from the top of each tomato. (If desired, cut a thin slice from bottoms of tomatoes so they stand upright.) With a small spoon or small lemon baller carefully hollow out the tomatoes. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Invert tomatoes on the towels. Let stand 30 minutes to drain.
- Meanwhile, for filling, in a food processor bowl combine avocado, cream cheese, pesto, and lemon juice. Cover; process until smooth. Spoon filling into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round or open star tip.
- Place tomatoes, open sides up, on a serving platter. Pipe filling into the tomato cups. Serve immediately or cover loosely and refrigerate up to 4 hours before serving. Sprinkle with snipped basil before serving. Makes 30 appetizers.
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