June 22, 2009 - ITALIAN STUFFED TOMATOES

ITALIAN STUFFED TOMATOES

NOTE: These stuffed tomatoes are very tasty and simple to make up. Enjoy them on the hot summer days.

4 large, fresh and firm, garden tomatoes

2 cans tuna, packed in olive oil

½ cup chopped tomatoes, left from scooped out tomatoes

½ cup tender celery hearts

¼ cup chopped green onions, tops included

2 large hard boiled eggs, chopped

¼ cup stuffed green olives with pimento

1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

 

Lettuce leaves

Sun-dried tomatoes

1. Cup tops off tomatoes crosswise, about ½-inch down. Gently scoop out inside of tomato, leaving side and bottom margin to support filling. Pour the undrained tuna into large mixing bowl. Add the chopped tomatoes, celery, onions, eggs, olives, basil leaves, and vinegar.

2. Mix together and spoon back into tomatoes, filling to a little over the top. Serve tomatoes on lettuce leaves, garnish with 2 to 3 sun-dried tomatoes. Serves 4.