Feta baked tomatoes
Use ripe tomatoes with a beautiful tomato red color. Ripe tomatoes add sweetness to this recipe.
Ingredients
4 tomato (medium size, ripe)
2 tablespoons scallion (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons parsley (fresh leaves, finely chopped)
1⁄2 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
1⁄4 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Cut top of tomatoes. Scoop out pulp and seeds. Discard the seeds and chop the tomato pulp.
- Mix chopped tomato pulp, scallions, parsley, feta cheese, bread crumbs, and olive oil in a bowl.
- Spoon the filling into the hollow tomato shells.
- Stand stuffed tomatoes side up in a baking pan and bake in the middle rack for 15 minutes.
- Serve stuffed tomatoes straight from the oven, steaming hot, to enjoy the delicious gooey texture of melted cheese.
Total time
45 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Preparation time
30 minutes
Yield
4 servings
Notes
Place not quite ripe tomatoes in a brown paper bag and keep in a cupboard or other dark place for a day or two to ripen so that they get an appetizing bright red color.
Source
The tangy flavor of Feta cheese is a perfect counterpart for the sweet but slightly acidic flavor of tomatoes.
easy, comforting
bake, vegetables, appetizer
Greek food recipes
Food in Greece
Food in Greece