Tomatoes Stuffed with Sweet Corn and Lemon-Basil Chèvre
 
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Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • 2 ears fresh sweet corn
  • 3 large ripe (but still firm) tomatoes
  • 1 container UAV lemon-basil chevre
  • 2 tablespoons UAV ricotta
  • 5-6 scallions, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1-2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Bibb or spring mix lettuce (mine was from Spring Lake Family Farms)
  • 3 cherry or grape tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Microwave corn (still in the husk) for about 3 minutes. (I just use the fresh vegetable setting.) Take it out and let it cool while you prep the tomatoes.
  2. Slice the top off each tomato. To remove the seeds, stick a small spoon or melon baller (or be low tech and use your finger) between each segment to scoop out the seeds and jelly-like part of the tomato. (Why? If you leave this in it will dilute your stuffing mixture and make it too watery.)
  3. After removing the seeds, carefully cut away the remaining tomato flesh and leave a ¼" outside shell. Chop the tomato flesh and put in a medium bowl.
  4. By now your microwaved sweet corn will be cool. Remove the husks and all the silk, and give the ears a quick rinse. Carefully cut the kernels off, and put them in the bowl with the tomato flesh.
  5. Mix in all of the other ingredients, except the lettuce and cherry or grape tomatoes. Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning with a little more sea salt and pepper, to your taste.
  6. Sprinkle a little sea salt on the inside of the tomato shell.
  7. Stuff the tomatoes with your delicious mixture, top with a cherry or grape tomato, and serve on a small bed of very fresh lettuce.
  8. Ideally, chill or 15-30 minutes before serving.
Notes
© 2017 Nancy Olah
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Recipe by Fool a Carnivore at https://foolacarnivore.com/tomatoes-stuffed-with-sweet-corn-and-lemon-basil-chevre/