Tomato Stuffed With Goat’s Cheese
- 8 medium size Blush tomatoes
- 200 g fresh goat’s cheese
- 1 cup breadcrumbs (fresh preferably)
- 1 egg
- 8 leaves of fresh basil, chopped
- 2 Tbs olive oil + a few extra drops
- salt & pepper.
- Cut the tops off the tomatoes and seed, reserving both the tops & the pulp.
- If necessary, trim the base of the tomatoes so they’ll sit flat in the baking dish.
- Pre-heat oven at 200°C / 400°F.
- Place the goats cheese in a mixing bowel and rush it roughly with a fork.
- At to it the breadcrumbs, egg, basil, tomato pulp, 2 tablespoons of olive oil & pepper and mix until well combined.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed (verify salt at this moment, don’t add any before)
- Arrange the tomato shells on a baking dish, and add a drop of olive oil
- and a pinch of salt in the bottom of each.
- Stuff the shells with the cheese mixture and replace the reserved tops.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.
- Serve right away.