I’ve had appetizers on the brain lately. These little BLT Stuffed Tomatoes aren’t helping much either. In fact, looking at these pictures makes me sad. I don’t have any left and now I want more!
These are the perfect little finger food, full of creamy sour cream, salty bacon, and a bit of parmesan cheese, all stuffed in a little cherry tomato and sprinkled with green onions. Could there be a tastier combination?
The next time you have a get together I beg you, I implore you, I command you to make these little guys. You won’t believe how quickly they fly off the plate.
These don’t take all that long to prepare and can be made a few hours in advance. You just slice a cherry tomato in half and then scoop out the insides. I use a paring knife and just cut all around the edges of the tomato and flip the insides out, but you can also use a small spoon to scrape the guts out. If you do use a paring knife, be careful! It’s easy to slip through the thin tomato skin and slice off a finger.
You then whip up your filling and either pipe it into the tomatoes or just use a small spoon and scoop it into the empty tomatoes. I prefer to use a spoon myself, but do what works best for you.
These aren’t all that bad for you either if you use light sour cream and turkey bacon. I’ve never used turkey bacon myself, but that doesn’t mean you can’t!
You can count on each person eating at least 3 or 4 of these little guys, so make plenty!
BLT Stuffed Tomatoes
- 8 ounces sour cream (light works great!)
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 tbsp parmesan cheese (the powdery kind is fine)
- 2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped (you can substitute dried parsley)
- green onions, for garnish
- salt and pepper, to taste
- about 20 cherry tomatoes
Wash cherry tomatoes and slice them in half. Use a paring knife or spoon to scrape out the insides. Dab the inside of each tomato with a paper towel to dry it and then sprinkle with salt. Mix together the sour cream, bacon pieces, parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper. Spoon or pipe the filling into each tomato and sprinkle the tops with chopped green onions (or more parsley, if you’re an onion hater).
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Wonderful! A BLT snack that is simply amazing.
Colorful treats that is delightful to look at and no doubt to eat.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:13 pm
The color of this dish makes my mouth water… Looks so fresh and delicious!
February 1st, 2010 at 6:57 am
each person would eat 3 or 4, you say? not if one of those people was me. you’d have to mark me down for at least 12 to 15 because that combination is amazing!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Oh, yum! What a great idea! Forget 3 or 4 and just pass me the plate.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Love this little appetizer. No turkey bacon, please. Just the real thing! Ummmm…. where’s the lettuce to make me think this is really healthy?
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
omg i need to have a party just to serve up these and that jalapeno dip from heaven. have you ever thought about moving to canada? you can live in my kitchen.
February 4th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Those little darlings do remind me of summer, warm weather and sunshine! Looks delicious.
February 4th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Beautiful pictures. I’m going to try your recipe and add a few things to help cover the taste of the tomato. I know crazy to make a tomato based recipe when they’re not your favorite but your picture is so good I’m going to try it anyway.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:56 am
What’s not to like about these?!?! All of those ingredients in a bite-sized package is the dream!
February 5th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
These are adorable! And with the flavors it is no wonder they flew off the plate! Yum.
February 20th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Silly question- do you throw out the insides of the tomato? I wasn’t sure if it was like a twice baked potato where you put them back in there with the other stuff.
February 20th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Kelli,
Not a silly question at all! I always just toss the insides in the trash.
Enjoy!
Karly
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:12 am
Okay then! That’s what I did. Made these for a baby shower and they are AMAZING. Everyone wanted to know where I bought them, like I took them out of the gourmet carton and pretended I made them or something. And four people took your recipe home.