Spanish Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe

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  • Vegetarian
Serves4
SkillEasy
Preparation Time30 mins plus soaking
Cooking Time45 mins
Total Time1 hours 15 mins plus soaking
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories407 Kcal20%
Fat32 g46%
Saturated Fat4 g20%

Method

  1. Take the tomatoes off the vine, leaving the stalks intact. Use a small sharp knife to remove the tops, then scoop out the insides with a teaspoon and reserve.

  2. Pulse the pepper, garlic, chilli and parsley in a food processor until the ingredients are coarsely chopped. Add the tomato pulp with 100ml (4fl oz) of the oil and pulse again until the mixture is quite liquid. Pour the liquid over the rice in a bowl, season, mix and leave to soak for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the pine nuts. Heat the oven to 200 C, 180 C fan, 400 F, gas 6.

  3. Fill the tomatoes with the rice mixture - don't overfill them but add as much liquid as you can. Place the lids lightly on the tomatoes, transfer to a baking dish, drizzle over the remaining oil and bake for around 45 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Serve warm or at room temperature with a green salad and crusty bread.

Ingredients

  • 12 firm, medium tomatoes on the vine
  • ½ small green pepper, deseeded, pith removed and finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
  • pinch dried chilli flakes
  • handful flat-leaf parsley, leaves only
  • 130ml (4½fl oz) olive oil
  • 75g (3oz) paella or risotto rice
  • 40g (1½oz) toasted pine nuts
Food Writer

Rebecca Smith was a Food Writer for Woman & Home and during her time with the magazine she was responsible for bringing an impressive array of mouth-watering recipes to womanandhome.com. These recipes ranged from slow-cooked Shoulder of Lamb and Hot Water Crust Ham Hock Pies, to sweet treats such as a delectable Chocolate Brownie Cake and intricate Pistachio and Rose Water cake.

 

Following her work with Woman & Home, Rebecca went on to become the Deputy Editor at Delicious Magazine.