Tomatoes Stuffed with Cottage Cheese
Description
Perfect for the table and with drinks. Tomatoes stuffed with cottage cheese, herbs, and garlic are a wonderful addition to any table—festive, everyday, or even a picnic. The appetizer looks quite festive; it's eaten with your hands, and everyone from young to old enjoys it with great pleasure. If you'd like, you can replace the cottage cheese with your favorite cheese and use this same stuffed tomato recipe. Happy cooking! :) Can be served warm or chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Let's prepare all the ingredients. We need small, firm tomatoes.
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Step 2
First, let's work on the tomatoes. With a sharp knife, cut off the top of the tomato (I was preparing an appetizer for a festive table, so I cut it nicely at a 60-degree angle, but you can simply cut off the top horizontally).
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Step 3
We don't need the top of the tomato—it can be used in preparing another dish or simply eaten raw.
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Step 4
Using a spoon, carefully scoop out the tomato contents—the seeds along with the liquid. You won't need the tomato insides for this recipe either, but don't throw them away—use them to make something else, for example, tomato sauce.
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Step 5
The inside of the tomato should have practically no liquid or seeds left — essentially, we only need the basket made from the firm part of the tomato.
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Step 6
Now for a little trick—place the tomatoes on a paper towel (hollow side down) and set them aside while you work on the filling. The paper towel will absorb any remaining liquid in the tomatoes, and you'll end up with perfectly prepared tomato cups.
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Step 7
Mash the cottage cheese with a fork.
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Step 8
Add finely chopped herbs to the cottage cheese.
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Step 9
Press in the garlic as well.
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Step 10
Add the mayonnaise, season with salt and pepper, and mix.
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Step 11
Using a teaspoon, fill our tomatoes with the prepared cottage cheese mixture.
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Step 12
Serve as an appetizer or aperitif. :)