Sicilian stuffed tomatoes baked or in air fryer.
Today I present you with a fantastic dish, to prepare in advance and always have ready, to take to work or for a picnic.
Easy and economical to make, it will meet the tastes of adults and children, with a heart of provolone inside and the saltiness of capers.
All accompanied by plenty of basil.

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Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Economical
Rest time: 1 Hour
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 5
Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Air Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

116.93 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 116.93 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 12.40 (g) of which sugars 2.60 (g)
Proteins 4.19 (g)
Fat 5.89 (g) of which saturated 0.63 (g)of which unsaturated 0.49 (g)
Fibers 1.51 (g)
Sodium 162.87 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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10 tomatoes (round)
5.29 oz smoked provolone
10 leaves basil
1.75 cups breadcrumbs (Sicilian style see recipe)
1.06 oz salted capers (desalted)
3.53 oz extra virgin olive oil
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste dried oregano

Sicilian Stuffed Tomatoes

Tools

what we need to prepare the

1 Baking Dish ceramic
Melon Baller
Knife
Bowl
Blender / Mixer

Preparation: Baked Sicilian Stuffed Tomatoes

Cut the top off the tomato, and with a melon baller or small knife, scoop out each tomato, collecting all the pulp and juice in a container.
Then salt each tomato and lid, turning both upside down to drain excess liquid.
Meanwhile, cut the provolone into cubes,
and desalt the capers by chopping them with a knife.
They need to be added to the filling.
Prepare the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs click here for the recipe
Then, add the basil to the pulp and tomato juice you have prepared, and blend the mixture with a blender. Finally, add a tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of pepper, and oregano
Now that the filling is ready, all that’s left to do is fill our tomatoes: fill each tomato halfway, then insert a cube of provolone, then finish with more filling
Cover each tomato with its lid, and place them in the baking dish where you had put the tomato and basil blend. Drizzle with more olive oil,
Cooking method
Oven:
bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 20 minutes.
Let cool and our baked Sicilian stuffed tomatoes are ready to be served.
Place the tomatoes in the air fryer basket with a suitable parchment paper, spray with oil spray and cook at 392°F after preheating
for 10 minutes.