How To Make Lemon And Herb Stuffed Tomatoes
Lemon and Herb Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe. A fresh, tangy Mediterranean dish which can be served as a starter or part of a buffet. Delight in our Lemon and Herb Stuffed Tomatoes recipe.
Step 2: Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 190ºC (375ºF/ gas mark 5).
Step 3: Prepare the tomatoes
Remove the stalks of each tomato then chop off the ends. Now using a spoon, scoop out the pulpy centres of the tomatoes and generously season the insides with salt. Place the tomatoes upside-down on kitchen paper to drain.
Step 4: Blend the bread
Put the bread into the bowl of the blender, pressing it down slightly and blend into coarse crumbs.
Step 5: Blend the herbs, garlic and lemon zest
Add to the bread crumbs the chopped oregano ,chopped parsley, garlic, lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Blend the ingredients together thoroughly for about a minute and then transfer them into a bowl.
Step 6: Mix in the remaining ingredients
Add to the bread crumb mixture the olive oil, lemon juice and parmesan and then using a spatula, mix the ingredients together well.
Step 7: Grease the baking dish
Dip a piece of kitchen paper into some oil and rub it around the baking dish to give a light coating.
Step 8: Stuff the tomatoes
Take each tomato and fill with 3 to 4 spoonfuls of the bread crumb mixture, then place the tomatoes in the baking dish.
Step 9: Bake the tomatoes
Place the dish in the centre of the oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.
Step 10: Remove from the oven
When the bread crumb mixture is golden brown, remove the tomatoes from the oven.
Step 11: Serve
Serve at room temperature as a starter or part of a buffet.
