The Christmas stuffed tomatoes are a quick and fun idea to add quick dishes to the savory buffet during this 2020 end-of-year holiday period.
You can vary the filling of this tasty idea for the Festive menu by using a mix of mascarpone, ricotta, robiola, creamy cheese like Philadelphia, and similar.
I like to season this cheese and dairy mixture with parsley, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of oil.
How to vary the aromas of Santa-filled tomatoes? Remove the parsley and add a fine chop of chives, which are great, or put some basil, what do you think?
I suggest other quick and practical appetizers to set up a very appetizing buffet such as:
SAVORY HEDGEHOG FOR APERITIF
WELCOME BASKET WITH COLD CUTS AND CHEESES
CHRISTMAS STUFFED TOMATOES
The kitchen of ASI
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 4 tomatoes
- 5.3 oz ricotta
- 5.3 oz creamy cheese
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste parsley
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 8 cloves
- 4 red currant berries
Recipe Preparation for Christmas Stuffed Tomatoes
For the Christmas stuffed tomatoes wash and dry the firm, medium-sized tomatoes.
Cut off the top and hollow out the pulp and seeds from the rest of the tomato.
Inside each tomato cap, add a pinch of salt and turn them upside down, leaving them like that for 15/20 minutes.
This step removes some of the water that tomatoes contain, preventing a watery filling especially if prepared a bit in advance, but… if you’re short on time, feel free to skip this method.
I also recommend cutting a little off the bottom of the tomatoes to make them more stable and upright!
While the tomatoes are resting, put the cheeses in a bowl and season them, mixing everything well.
Insert the cloves for the eyes (but you can also use black peppercorns) and a red currant berry for the nose.
If you prepare them in advance, close them and decorate just before serving to avoid ruining these cute Santa-filled tomatoes!
Enjoy and many more wishes!
Annalisa
