Seafood-Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe
Flavors of Quebec
Cooking time: None
Total time: less than 15 minutes
Preparation time: 5 minutesCooking time: None
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 4 Tomatoes
Vegetable caviar
- 2 carrots
- 1 zucchini
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 red onion
- 30 ml (2 tbsp.) extra virgin olive oil
Seafood
- 150 ml (generous 1/2 cup) small Shrimp
- 150 ml (generous 1/2 cup) Crabmeat
- 150 ml (generous 1/2 cup) shelled Mussels or clams
- 2 French shallots, finely chopped
- A small bunch of chives, chopped
Method
Preparing the baby vegetable caviar
- Peel all vegetables and finely chop in food processor to obtain a fine caviar texture
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook vegetables over medium heat
- Continue cooking vegetables until all water has evaporated
- Let cool and set aside
Preparing the seafood
- Sauté seafood (shrimp, crabmeat, and mussels) in a little olive oil over medium heat with shallots and chives for two minutes. Optional: add white wine to taste
- Cut in small pieces, mix with vegetable caviar, and set aside
Preparing the tomatoes
- Peel tomatoes (dip in boiling water for a few seconds to remove skin)
- Cut off tomato tops and scoop out pulp and seeds
- Stuff tomatoes with vegetable and seafood mixture
- Bake tomatoes at 180° C or 350°F. in a lightly oiled roasting pan for eight minutes, or until tomatoes are tender
Presentation
Serve stuffed tomatoes with a mesclun salad or basmati rice seasoned with saffron
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