Loretta Sebastiani
Tomatoes filled with pineapple & walnuts
(
Pomodori ripieni di frutta
)
Our original home cooking
Tomatoes filled with fruit are a tasty, easy to make, cool dish. They require no cooking and so are ideal on hot days, in summer. I prepared them a day when I had a few slices of pineapple and tomatoes left in the fridge and no desire to cook and turn on the stove. I must confess that I did not think the result would have been so good. Since then I have often thought of them when I plan a buffet menu or want something quick for dinner
difficulty: easy
time: 30 minutes
calories: 135 (kCal)
Ingredients / Serves 12
- 12 ripe but firm, medium size tomatoes
- 1 1kg (2.2 pounds) pineapple
- 100g (3 1/2 ounces) shelled walnuts, chopped
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Mayonnaise, if you like
- Difficulty:
- easy recipe
- Time: preparation: about 30 minutes
- How many calories in a serving?
- Calories:
135 (kcal)
7 % -
564 (kJ)
Protein: 2.9 (g) 6 % GDA
Total fat: 9.3 (g) 14 % GDA
Total carbohydrate: 10.4 (g) 4 % GDA
Sugars: 10.3 (g) 12 % GDA
cooking: no required
total: 30 minutes
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Fruit-stuffed tomato recipe
Preparation
- - Prepare tomatoes.
Wash accurately your tomatoes and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper.
Cut them crossways and, using a spoon, scoop out their seeds and flesh.
Sprinkle with salt and turn them out on a dish in order to let them drip very well (for about 30 minutes). - - Meanwhile ...
... clean pineapple and dice.
Mix pineapple with walnuts.
Season to taste with salt and add olive oil too.
Stir very well. - - Assemble your dish.
At the end fill tomatoes with your fruit mixture.
Just before serving
- - Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.
Note
Tips
- - Who likes mayonnaise sauce can also add it to the other ingredients.
Dress pineapple-and-walnut mixture with it before stuffing your tomatoes or cover already-filled tomatoes. - - Here are the doses per tomato if you have to prepare them for a lot of people: 2 to 3 walnusts, less then a pineapple slice, 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
- - Obviously these doses can be modified according to your own taste but they can be subject to change for tomato size too.
- - I recommend you to choose ripe but firm tomatoes.
Menu planning
- - You can serve this dish as an appetizer, a side dish to accompany grilled fish or meat, a course in a buffet party.
- - I want to remember you that, as I've written in my introduction I prepare these tomatoes stuffed with fruit for my dinner too, in summer. I serve them to accompany meat loaf, roast beef and cold cuts.
Healthy eating
- - This dish is a perfect example of a great recipe for the warm months. Not only because it is prepared without cooking but mainly because it is a fresh dish that is not heavy to digest and rich in vitamins.
- - Fiber per serving: 4.0 grams
Loretta