Beautiful light snack for summer! Fresh tomato cups stuffed with Mediterranean veggie salad!
This healthy and refreshing stuffed tomato dish is perfect as a light snack or to serve at any summer gatherings!
Ingredients:
4 large tomatoes
1/3 cup of sliced black olives
1 green bell pepper
6 oz of feta cheese
2 garlic cloves
1 tbs minced fresh cilantro
2 tbs grapeseed oil
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
salt, pepper
Directions:
1. Cut the tomatoes in half. Scoop out the tomato meat, carefully, and set it aside.
2. In a small bowl, combine chopped black olives, chopped green bell pepper, chopped tomato meat, feta cheese, grated or minced garlic, minced cilantro, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Scoop the mixture into the tomato cups.
Enjoy!!
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Carla says
Looks so refreshing!
Mallery Schuplin says
My Mother in Law makes something very similar but your presentation is much better!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you!!
Claire Jain says
These look delicious! Thanks for sharing 🙂 I’m always looking for delicious veggie options!
Happilymotherafter says
This looks sooooo yummy! I just pinned it onto my Food board for later! Thanks!!!
Heather@French Press says
looks delish!
Debbie @ Easy Natural Food says
What a cool idea, and they look so tasty too! I’m hosting a weekly link up over summer specifically for salads of all types, every Sunday! I would love you to come and post this recipe. Just stop by my blog on Sunday – the link will be up!
http://www.easynaturalfood.com
I hope to see you there:)
Debbie
Tanyaschroeder says
These looks so impressive! I love the idea of using the tomato as the bowl! Has all my favorite ingredients too!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much! Hope you get a chance to try it soon!
WillCookForSmiles says
Awww, thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thanks!
WillCookForSmiles says
Hope you give it a try! Thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you!
lisa says
This looks delicious! Definitely a great idea for a summer meal when you don’t want to turn on the oven. It’s been over 100 here, but we still end up using the stove for something or another…
Julie Murkerson says
This looks delicious! I’ve pinned it for future reference. 🙂
Julie
http://www.jamscorner.com
Miz Helen says
Hi Lyuba,
This is a perfect recipe for me to try with all the fresh tomatoes from the garden. Then I will have a cup of that awesome dessert coffee of yours. Hope you are having a great holiday week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Jessi W says
Nice, sounds delicious. And it’s definitely too hot to turn on the stove here, so this is perfect 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
Patti says
These are mouth watering…look delish!
Diane Balch says
What a beautiful lunch salad… so healthy and such a wonderful presentation.
winnie rottem says
Wonderful looking dish/salad
and your photos are awesome
Cheryl says
oh these look DELICIOUS!!
Thanks so much for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/bright-ideas-for-summer/ Have a fabulous rest of the weekend!
WillCookForSmiles says
Yippe, thank you, Cheryl!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thanks, Winnie!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Awww, thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you!!
Diana Meredith says
Mmm…feta and tomatoes…sounds absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to try it.
clairejustineo says
You have done a great job with these they look amazing,I bet they taste amazing too,always love to stop by and see what you have been making 🙂 thanks again for linking up 🙂
Erika says
Love your domain name very cute! and your pictures are amazing…this recipe looks soo yummy! I love the idea of tomato cups! We’d love it if you’d share this at our Home is Where the Heart is! http://www.homesteadsimple.com/home-is-where-the-heart-is-link-it-up-wednesdays-1/
and any other posts you’d like to share that have to do with homesteading and homemaking!
ginger says
Featuring YOU today. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at {wow me} wednesday!
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2012/07/take-look-at-you-my-favorites_12.html
Rachel Rockwell says
These look SO good… that balsamic vinegar picture has my mouth watering! I am featuring this on my blog today!!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much, Rachel!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you, Ginger!!
WillCookForSmiles says
Thank you so much!
WillCookForSmiles says
Awww, thank you, Claire!
WillCookForSmiles says
Whoo hoo! Thank you again!
Diane Balch says
Congrats, you are being featured on Foodie Friday. Swing by and pick up your featured button. Have a lovely weekend.
Cathy says
This recipe has everything in it that I love, tomatoes, feta, cilantro and olive etc. I so wish I was eating this right now. the balsamic vinegar looks so darn good and my mouth is drooling! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best.
Vanessa says
Yum! This looks delicious!!
You will be featured tonight at this week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}!
Thank you so much for always linking up such great recipes, Lyuba!
xo! Vanessa
Karla says
Yum! I need to try these. They look scrumptious. 🙂
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says
What a refreshing recipe for this hot weather! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Cathy says
Just to let you know you were featured at Sunday’s Best, check it out!
Natasha SerenityYou says
Just to let you know that you have been featured on my link party – http://serenityyou.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/serenity-saturday-48.html
Natasha xx
WillCookForSmiles says
Awww, thank you so much!
Debra says
Cool, refreshing, yummy…
WillCookForSmiles says
Whee! Thank you!