Baked Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes
"Beautiful on a buffet table. Great with brunch, lunch or dinner. Nice blend of flavors"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 8 large firm tomatoes
- salt and pepper
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STUFFING
- 3 (10 ounce) packages fresh spinach
- 1⁄3 cup butter
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1⁄3 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1⁄4 lb cream cheese, cubed
- 2⁄3 cup pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
directions
- Slice off the top of each tomatoe, gently spoon out the seeds& pulp, Cut skin around the middle to prevent splitting when baked.
- Salt inside each tomatoe and invert them on a paper towelto drain for 30 minutes.
- Wash spinach and with just the water clinging to the leaves cook until just wilted, 5 minutes.
- Drain and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
- Chop finely and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat melt butter and saute onions, mushrooms and garlic until softened.
- Increas heat and add spinach, cook until moisture evaporates, Mix into the spinach mixture cream cheese half the pine nuts, parsley, tarragon lemon juice, Salt& Pepper.
- Pat tomatoe cavities dry, set upright ina shallow greased baking dish.
- Stuff tomatoes with the spinach mixture.
- Top with remaining pine nuts.
- Brush tops with the melted butter.
- Cover with foil and bake 350F degrees oven for 30 minutes.
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Reviews
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I made this except I used frozen chopped spinach instead of the fresh. They were FANTASTIC. (I used the frozen because I had everything on hand EXCEPT fresh spinach, I had frozen.) Seemed to work well though. just make sure to thaw and drain WELL! -
Made this for New Years. We thought that the flavor of the tarragon was a bit overwhelming. maybe leave it out and add garlic if we try it again. Also the spinach was cooked a little long and became mushy - I would try to saute lightly and try a little less cream cheese.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
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