Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

A delicious little appetizer bursting with flavor! These stuffed cherry tomatoes have a cream cheese filling with fresh dill and garlic.

Perfect for adding to an appetizer buffet table.

Why make these appetizers

These stuffed cherry tomatoes are perfect for any party! I am taking these to our staff Christmas party, but these would also be perfect for a summer BBQ!

Cherry tomatoes are usually available year round in most grocery stores which means you can make these anytime of the year!

When I think of party food, I always want a variety of foods - hot, cold, rich, decadent, crunchy, spicy, and fresh and healthy.

These stuffed tomatoes are a combination of fresh, healthy and decadent! They are a great option to add to a buffet and they always disappear.

These stuffed tomatoes are gluten free which is perfect for many of my friends.

Some of my favorite appetizers include wonton cups, stuffed mushrooms, coconut shrimp, beet hummus, crab stuffed mushrooms and cocktail meatballs.

Key ingredients

• Cherry tomatoes
• Fresh dill
• Cream cheese
• Butter
• Garlic

When I first started planning these stuffed cherry tomatoes, I thought about using my homemade Boursin cheese as the filling. I think it would be fabulous in these tomatoes, but then I started thinking about using fresh dill.

You could easily substitute the Boursin cheese spread for the cream cheese filling I made, or you could even use store bought Boursin. The filling isn't difficult to make. It takes no time at all.

What does take time is scooping out the seeds from all those cherry tomatoes!

Seeding Cherry Tomatoes

I went through a few different techniques before I finally landed on one that worked. I also discovered the larger sized cherry tomatoes are much easier to work with than the small ones.

• The bigger the cherry tomatoes, the better. Cherry tomatoes come in all shapes and sizes. The big round ones worked best for me.
• Cut off the top ¼ of the tomato.
• If you have small, oblong shape tomatoes, turn them on their side and cut off the top ¼ of the tomato.
• No need to level the bottom of the tomatoes. Once your tomatoes are hollowed out you can smoosh them down slightly and the bottom becomes flat!
• Use a small spoon to scoop out the tomatoes. I used a ¼ teaspoon spoon. It was small enough to fit into most of the tomatoes.

You can see that I used different sized tomatoes and finally turned the smallest of the tomatoes on their side. It was much easier to scoop out all the seeds and pulp this way.

Stuffing the tomatoes

The easiest way to stuff your tomatoes is with a piping bag and cake decorating tip. You can make the filling ahead of time, but make certain it's at room temperature before filling the tomatoes. Otherwise the filling will be too stiff.

Recipe tips

• Make certain butter and cream cheese are at room temperature
• Can prepare tomatoes ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to fill. If excess liquid has formed in tomatoes, just dump out prior to filling.
• Add fresh herbs on top as a garnish
• Stuffed tomatoes are best served the same day they are made

Flavor Options

You can change up the herbs used in the cream cheese filling. Use what you have on hand or use your favorite! Just replace the dill with the following options.

• Basil - add 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped basil
• Chives - add 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped chives
• Thyme - add 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
• Rosemary - add 1 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
• Cilantro - add 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
• Parsley - add 2 Tablespoons  fresh chopped parsley

More Favorite Appetizers

• Guacamole
• Coconut Shrimp
• Mini Taco Bites
• Homemade Crackers
• Veggie Pinwheels

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

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