Pesto and Cream Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes
- 4oz cream cheese, regular or light, softened
- 2 tablespoons basil pesto store bought or recipe follows
Basil Pesto
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1–2 large garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- Cut tops of tomatoes and clean the inside of tomatoes and remove seeds
- In a medium bowl combine cream cheese and pesto and stir until well blended. Add spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture in to each tomato.
Basil Pesto
- Combine the basil, garlic, cheese, pine nuts in your food processor. Stream in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Process to desired consistency. If you like not as think, just add a little more olive oil.
Notes
The Basil Pesto recipe will yield more than what is needed for this recipe.