Recipe and source notes

Avocado-stuffed Tomatoes

12 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes — stemmed
  • 3 avocados — skinned and pitted
  • 8 ounces cream cheese — room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon sweet onion — very finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic — very finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice — strained
  • 1 teaspoon fruit fresh
  • ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup tomato concasse
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup sliced black olives
  • 1 head butter lettuce — separated into leaves

Make it step by step

  1. Slice tops from cherry tomatoes.
  2. Hollow-out with a small melon baller.
  3. Invert onto paper towels to drain.
  4. Combine avocados and cream cheese in a food processor.
  5. Add onions, garlic, lemon juice, fruit fresh, tabasco, and salt.
  6. Process to a smooth puree.
  7. Pipe into tomato shells.
  8. Pipe sour cream on top.
  9. Place onto a lettuce-lined serving platter.
  10. Garnish with sliced olives and tomato concasse.
  11. Serve slightly chilled.

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