Tomato tulips

Surprise your loved one with a bouquet of edible tomato tulips. Made from Roma tomatoes, brown rice and tuna fish in olive oil. Very filling, that’s why this recipe was categorized as both a main dish and an appetizer. It just depends on how many stuffed tomato tulips were eaten. If one only, it’s an appetizer; if more than one, it’s a main dish. There are many options for stuffing tulip tomatoes (potato mix, egg and cheese, etc). Our stuffing is Mediterranean diet inspired. Filling and healthy dish for any occasion. The more tomato tulips are on the plate, the more beautiful the bouquet.

Tomato tulips

Prep time:  30 minsCook time:  30 minsTotal time:  1 hour

 

Ingredients

5-6 roma tomatoes

1 cup of brown rice

1 can of tuna fish in olive oil

1 egg, boiled and grated

5-6 scallions (for stems)

Instructions

Cook a cup of rinsed brown rice as per package instructions

Let it cool

When cool, mix up with a can of tuna fish in oil

Set aside

Rinse tomatoes

Score the bottoms of each tomato with an "x" shaped cut

Scoop out the middle carefully with a teaspoon

Stuff each tomato with tuna-rice mixture

Garnish with boiled grated egg

Place a scallion under each tomato tulip on the plate.