STUFFED TOMATOES

STUFFED TOMATOES

Ingredients :

6 medium size tomatoes

1 cup spinach, rinsed, drained and chopped

2 tablespoons oil

½ medium size onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ cup fresh white cheese, grated

1 cup mushrooms, chopped

4 tablespoons chopped basil

Salt

Pepper

Chopped lettuce for serving

Parsley leaves, finely chopped.

Preparation:

Rinse 4 tomatoes and cut upper part. Empty tomatoes carefully with a spoon and season with salt and pepper.Place tomatoes upside down on a rack for 1 hour to drain.

Peel remaining 2 tomatoes, remove seeds and diceHeat oil in a skillet and sauté onion and garlic. Add chopped tomatoes and spinach and cook for a 2 -3 minutes. Add cheese, mushrooms and basil. Combine and cook for 3 – 4 minutes more. Fill tomatoes with mixture and serve.Place tomatoes over lettuce and sprinkle chopped parsley.

2 servings