Fresh Stuffed Tomatoes

Name: Fresh Stuffed Tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes, tops cut off, and hollowed out, insides reserved; 20 fresh spinach leaves, stemmed and finely chopped; 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped; 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (marinated is good); 1 jalapeno, seeded stemmed, and finely chopped; 1 bunch fresh basil; 1 bunch fresh chives; 1 bunch fresh thyme; 1 lime, juice of; 2 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper; 4 ounces fresh grated parmesan cheese

Submitted by TJW2725

"Tomatoes, feta cheese, fresh spinach, fresh herbs and parmesan, mixed with a fresh lime/oil dressing make these stuffed tomatoes a really good summer snack or side dish. Sometimes we make it a meal with fresh baked baguettes and herbed butter."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 large tomatoes, tops cut off, and hollowed out, insides reserved
20 fresh spinach leaves, stemmed and finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (marinated is good)
1 jalapeno, seeded stemmed, and finely chopped
1 bunch fresh basil
1 bunch fresh chives
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 lime, juice of
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
4 ounces fresh grated parmesan cheese

directions

Chop the insides of the tomatoes and put them in a bowl (I leave the seeds out as best I can).
Destem the spinach and chop finely, add to the bowl. Do NOT use frozen spinach for this, if you can't get fresh, use rucola lettuce, or mangold or something else.
Add the bell pepper, feta, herbs, and jalapeno, mix well.
As for the herbs, use whatever is fresh in your garden, be creative!
Add lime juice, and oil, stir well and add salt and pepper to taste. Stuff the tomatoes with the mixture, and top with parmesan cheese.
Leave in the fridge for 20 minutes before serving.

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Left out the bell pepper (personal taste) Sorry I didn't post this a few days ago I forgot! Thanks for posting!

ThatSouthernBelle

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

TJW2725

I have lived in many exciting places including Hawaii, Nothern and Southern California, Colorado, Oklahoma(ok, not so exciting), Dijon, France, and now reside in Southern Germany with my wife, who is German. I started to grow chiles about 4 years ago because we just can't get jalapenos, serranos, habs, anaheims, and poblanos here. Now my balcony is full of chile plants. I studied French at the Uni, and expected to marry a French gal, but as fate would have it, I met and fell in love with a German gal. So, now I live in Germany, and have picked up a third language, and love living here and am very happy. I am working on an MBA, and teaching English as a Second Language, and selling chiles, homemade ristras, and homemade chile marmalades to help finance the MBA. I am trying to open the German's eyes so they realize there are more than just green and red chiles in the world. I started cooking while serving at a Mexican resataurant in Sacramento, Ca., and have enjoyed it ever since. My love of spicy food goes back twenty years. It started with black pepper, and over the years has worked itself into a passion for chiles, and all that is spicy. You may notice I always give four or five stars. That is because I only bother rating a recipe if it is worth four or five, and if I will be making it again, and or often.

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