Baked Tuna Filled Tomatoes
photo by Tisme
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 125 g cream cheese, softened (can use light cream cheese if preferred)
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of, finely grated
- 425 g tuna, drained and flaked
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons mint leaves, finely chopped (or can use basil or coriander)
directions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Cut a thin slice from the top of each tomatoe. Set aside for later use.
- Scoop out the tomato flesh. Roughly chop the flesh.
- Place the tomato shells into a greased ceramic or glass dish.
- In a medium bowl- combine the cream heese, lemon rind and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and mix until well combined. Stir in half of the tomato flesh, tuna, onions and the mint.
- Spoon the mixture into the tomatoe shells. Replace tomato tops. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake approx 35 minutes or until the tomatoes are just tender. Do not overbake as the tomatos will collapse and not hold their shape.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Reviews
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Great recipe to serve as a lunch or entree as **Jubes** says. I think I should have left mine in the oven for another 5 minutes, but they still tasted very good anyway. I used mint leaves, but next time I am going to use basil, and also just a few more onions. I actually was able to fill 9 tomatoes with this recipe. A great easy recipe to serve with a nice salad on a hot day. Thanks JUBES another great recipe to add to the list!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jubes
Australia
Aussie Mum - gluten-free