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🍽️ Stuffed Ricotta Tomatoes
142 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 600 g large tomatoes (4 large tomatoes)
- 2 sprigs basil
- 3 spring onions
- 50 g green olives (pitted)
- 200 g ricotta
- 1 clove garlic
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- 100 g caper berries (jar; drained weight)
- 1 organic lemon
Instructions
- 1. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Cut off the top lids of the tomatoes with a sharp knife.
- 3. Carefully scoop out the seeds and pulp with a teaspoon.
- 4. Place the hollowed-out tomatoes upside down on kitchen paper.
- 5. Let them drain until they are dry.
- 6. Wash the fresh basil.
- 7. Shake it dry to remove excess water.
- 8. Pluck the leaves off the stems.
- 9. Cut the leaves into thin strips.
- 10. Put the basil strips into a small bowl.
- 11. Clean and wash the spring onions.
- 12. Slice them into thin rings.
- 13. Chop the olives coarsely.
- 14. Add the spring onions and olives to the bowl with the basil.
- 15. Add the ricotta cheese to the vegetable mixture.
- 16. Peel the garlic clove.
- 17. Press the garlic through a press directly into the bowl.
- 18. Season the mixture with salt.
- 19. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
- 20. Mix all ingredients thoroughly with a spoon.
- 21. Take four pieces of aluminum foil, each about 30 by 30 centimeters.
- 22. Place one drained tomato on each foil piece.
- 23. Fill the tomatoes with the ricotta mixture.
- 24. Place the previously cut lids back on top of the stuffed tomatoes.
- 25. Fold up the edges of the aluminum foil.
- 26. Twist the foil at the top, similar to candy wrapper.
- 27. Preheat the grill.
- 28. Place the wrapped tomatoes on the hot grill.
- 29. Grill them for 8 to 10 minutes.
- 30. Put the capers into a sieve.
- 31. Let them drain.
- 32. Wash the lemon with hot water.
- 33. Dry it with a cloth.
- 34. Cut the lemon into wedges.
- 35. Serve the grilled tomatoes with the capers and lemon wedges.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 142
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 8 g · Carbs: 7 g