Those small portable cherry tomatoes just got a turn-around! Tomatoes are by default tasty to eat even if they are raw! But if you were looking for a recipe to serve as a starter or a side dish during a brunch party or that long-awaited friend’s reunion or just a regular family dinner, then you’re in the right place! These stuffed, juicy, cheesy cherry tomatoes are to die for! You will definitely have your friends and family going crazy over this one of tastiest recipes!
Health benefits
Cherry tomatoes contain hardly 30 calories per cup which is good for your waistline. Eating a lot of potassium-rich foods lowers blood pressure, and cherry tomatoes are great at that. The vitamin C, beta carotene, lycopene knows as anti-oxidants protect the body from free radicals which can cause cancers and heart diseases.
Olive oil contains good fats, great for heart health and is packed with antioxidants. Olive oil may help prevent high blood pressure.
Ingredients
cherry tomatoes: 24
olive oil
red pepper flakes: ¼ tsp
salt to taste
feta cheese: 24 cubes
black olive paste: 1 tbsp
sea salt
chopped mint: ¼ cup
How To Make Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
- Slice away the top of all the tomatoes and scoop out the core with the help of a spoon.
- Slice a little bit of the bottom of the tomatoes so that they can be placed flatly.
- Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with olive oil, red pepper flakes, and salt.
- Insert feta cheese cubes into each tomato halfway inside and boil it in a preheated pot for about 3 minutes until the cheese is brown and soft.
- On a serving plate, brush a little black olive paste and place all the tomatoes on the plate.
- Sprinkle some more olive oil and salt.
- Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot!
Trivia
- The French originally thought of tomatoes as an aphrodisiac which is why they had named it “pomme d’armour” which means “love apple”. In 1820, the New York state had passed a law banning the consumption of tomatoes as they were thought to be poisonous.
- On record, the largest tomato weighed a whopping seven pounds and it was found in Edmond, Oklahoma back in 1986.