Recipe: Stuffed Broiled Tomatoes
28 July 2003, 5:05 PM

It's about time for another recipe methinks. This one is my own version of stuffed and broiled tomatoes. I do without the breadcrumbs that are the usual stuffing and opted for just some savory mushrooms instead:

1 large tomato
1 portabella mushroom
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dill
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon goat cheese

Slice the top off the tomato. Scrape out the seeds (a grapefruit spoon is great for this), leaving all the chambers intact. Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt and turn upside down onto a rack positioned over a plate. Let drain for about 15 minutes.

In the meantime, chop up the portabella roughly and place in a food processor. Pulse a few times until it's chopped into few fine little bits. Heat up oil in a pan, add the mushrooms and cook for three minutes. Sprinkle with kosher salt, dill (dried works fine) and a few grinds of fresh black pepper. Add the drained juice from the tomato and cook for another minute.

Heat the broiler. Stuff the chambers of the tomato with the sauteed mushroom (the grapefruit spoon works well here again) and top with the goat cheese. Broil for six minutes.

Enjoy!

The Long and Short of It
28 July 2003, 12:09 PM

Bob Hope Dies
28 July 2003, 11:58 AM

I was wondering if he'd be next, after Gregory Peck and Katherine Hepburn left us. After-all, he had just turned 100 years old.