baked stuffed tomatoes
piccoli tegami al forno
4 servings
Ingredients
- 32 large cherry tomatoes (about 2 pints)
- 2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped mixed fresh herbs such as flat-leaf parsley, thyme, marjoram and basil
- Salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ ounce fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 4 cubes
- 4 medium peeled shrimp, deveined and halved widthwise
- ¼ ounce eggplant, cut into 4 cubes
- 4 fresh mussels, shelled
- 2 green olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 2 black olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped red bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped yellow bell pepper
- 4 teaspoons drained tuna in olive oil (about 1 ounce)
Instructions
Heat oven to 350º.
Slice ⅛ inch off stem end of tomatoes; reserve. Using a melon baller or small spoon, hollow out tomatoes.
In a small bowl, mix together breadcrumbs, herbs, ⅛ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon oil. Stuff 4 tomatoes with breadcrumb mixture.
Stuff 4 of the remaining tomatoes with mozzarella cubes; 4 with shrimp halves and pinch salt; 4 with eggplant cubes and pinch salt; 4 with mussels; 4 with mixed chopped green and black olives; 4 with mixed chopped red and yellow pepper and pinch salt; and 4 with tuna and pinch salt.
Divide tomatoes, including 1 of each variety, and stem ends among 4 (6-inch) baking dishes (alternatively, set them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet). Drizzle with oil and bake until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.
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