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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tomatoes 28g Recipe makes 12 tomatoes)
Calories 54
Calories from Fat 44		(81%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 5.0g	7%
	Saturated Fat 0.8g	4%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg		0%
Sodium 32mg		1%
Potassium 74mg		2%
Total Carbohydrate 1.6g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.6g	2%
	Sugars 0.6g
Protein 1.8g		3%
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Lemon-Walnut Pesto Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Recipe #121572 | 25 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Ducky
May 11, 2005

This is from the "Vegetarian Appetizers" cookbook. The picture looked so fabulous that I just had to try it. DH and the other guests just gobbled these up. The pesto is pretty tasty! You will have to guage the olive oil based upon how you like your pesto. The yield on this is dependent upon the size of the tomatoes used and how you cut them. This yield assumes the tomato only has the top cut off, not in half.

12 tomatoes (change servings and units)

Ingredients

12 cherry tomatoes
paprika (optional) or fresh basil (optional) or toasted walnut halves, for garnish (optional)

Pesto

1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaf
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1-2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper, to taste
salt, to taste

Directions

1
Put all pesto ingredients in food processor and process until slightly chunky, or desired consistency.
2
Taste and adjust seasonings, as necessary.
3
Cut tomatoes (in half or cut off the very top) and remove seeds and juice (I use an iced tea spoon).
4
Fill tomato with pesto using a pastry bag or ziploc bag (small spoon may also work).
5
Sprinkle with paprika just before serving.
6
Serve chilled or room temperature.

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From: dicentra

On Dec 26, 2007

These are great! I used a whole pint of cherry tomatoes, cut in half and a tiny slice cut off the bottom so they would stand upright. I ended up using pecans instead of walnuts, but it was still tasty! I used a zip lock bag with the corner cut off to pipe the pesto into the tomatoes. These would be even better in the summer, when tomatoes are in season. My MIL couldn't stop raving about them. Very pretty (red and green) on a white platter. Thanks!

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From: Cookgirl

On May 23, 2006

All of my favorite ingredients in one pretty little basket! I did substitute roma toms for cherry toms, but other than that, followed the recipe precisely. Next time I'll pick up some golden toms at the farmers' market and them with this recipe. Thanks for posting!

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From: Kasha

On Dec 21, 2005

Really good, really easy, I made 3 little baskets of cherry tomatoes of them, and cut off the top, scooped out the inside with a tiny spoon, and filled with a pastry bag. I wouldn't want to try this without a pastry bag though, or even a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off. I follwed the suggestion to sit them on the stem side, and cut off the tops, which was great, they sit flat like that. I just ate all of the tops. Good one, looks very impressive too.

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From: Happy Harry #2

On Jun 20, 2005

Made these for a starter to dinner on Father's Day. Made around 35 of them. They were a big hit, they were even taken to the dinner table by a guest and eaten with dinner. I prepared ingredients in a blender and found that I needed to thicken pesto, so I added some homemade breadcrumbs. Really very yummy. Thanks Ducky for a winner!

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