Cherry Tomatoes Finger Food Recipe 2017/07/12

My garden is filled with tomatoes... Salad tomatoes, cherry style tomatoes!

For this reason I try to invent new and different recipes to avoid presenting ‘always the same tomato’. This is how I used particularly the variety of the Cherry tomato for my snack or finger food version

Before getting to the recipe, let me explain that the English expression Finger Food means ‘food to eat with the fingers’, ergo, they are small bites or little snacks that we can grab with our fingers without needing a plate, this form of food presentation turns out to be ideal for parties and reunions

The Finger Food tomatoes can be fresh and delicious snacks. They go very well as garnish, but they are also ‘almost’ a light dish by being complete in vitamins, mineral salts, proteins and a small quantity of fat

Ingredients

• 15 cherry tomatoes
• 150 grs of fresh cream cheese
• 80 g of tuna in water or oil (to your choosing)
• Chives to taste ( I’ve used dry)
• Salt to taste

Special necessary tools:

• Blender (I’ve used an immersion blender)
• Pastry bag (or a bag of food with a nozzle)

We start by cutting the tomatoes: take off only a small side

With the help of a knife, empty the tomatoes being careful not to sink it too much since we must achieve a bowl with them

Add salt and let them drain in a plate positioned downwards like in the image. The salt will help the tomato to lose liquid, that way they will not be to moist (which can result unpleasant when eating)

Meanwhile, we take care of the filling: add the tuna, a portion of the cream cheese and a dash of chives and mix well

If the mixture turns out too dry, you can add some drops of water or a little bit of oil from the tuna

Transfer the mix to the pastry bag or food bag, it’s enough with you being able to place a nozzle in the tip or simply cut the tip of the bag

Fill the tomatoes and add a touch of flavor with aromatic herbs like chive

You can prepare them ahead of time and chill them

As soon as I’ve served them on the table, my tomatoes have disappeared!

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