Feta baked tomatoes

Description

Use ripe tomatoes with a beautiful tomato red color. Ripe tomatoes add sweetness to this recipe.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceGreek cuisine
Prep time
45 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
45 minutes

Ingredients

4  
tomatoes (medium size, ripe)
2 T
scallion (finely chopped)
2 T
parsley (fresh leaves, finely chopped)
1⁄2 c
feta cheese (crumbled)
1⁄4 c
bread crumbs
3 T
olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Cut top of tomatoes. Scoop out pulp and seeds. Discard the seeds and chop the tomato pulp.
  3. Mix chopped tomato pulp, scallions, parsley, feta cheese, bread crumbs, and olive oil in a bowl.
  4. Spoon the filling into the hollow tomato shells.
  5. Stand stuffed tomatoes side up in a baking pan and bake in the middle rack for 15 minutes.
  6. Serve stuffed tomatoes straight from the oven, steaming hot, to enjoy the delicious gooey texture of melted cheese.

Notes

Place not quite ripe tomatoes in a brown paper bag and keep in a cupboard or other dark place for a day or two to ripen so that they get an appetizing bright red color.

Nutrition facts

Serving size:one tomato, 1/4 of a recipe (6.2 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories

191.63

Calories From Fat (68%)

130.24

% Daily Value

Total Fat 14.76g

23%

Saturated Fat 4.31g

22%

Cholesterol 16.69mg

6%

Sodium 267.26mg

11%

Potassium 364.01mg

10%

Total Carbohydrates 11.26g

4%

Fiber 2.07g

8%

Sugar 4.83g

 

Protein 4.87g

10%