Countdown to A Healthy Holiday: Guacamole Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr +

Not all party finger foods have to be heavy and drab-looking “calorie bombs.” These little “cherry bombs” are a simple but exciting way to offer something fresh to your guests. With only 25 calories in each tomato, you can go back for a second, or third, or fourth, without any guilt!

Prep Time: 30 minutes

6 Portions • 100 Calories = 4 Tomatoes

Ingredients:

24 large cherry tomatoes (about 2 pints)

1 lime, halved

Salt

1 cup Fresh Guacamole (see recipe)

6 corn tortilla chips, crushed

Chili powder

Fresh cilantro

Directions:

  1. Slice the tops and bottoms off each cherry tomato, cutting just a thin sliver from the bottoms for the tomatoes to stand upright.
  2. Use a melon baller or grapefruit spoon to remove and discard the pulp and seeds from each tomato, placing them on a serving dish as you finish.
  3. Squeeze the lime over all the tomatoes on the serving dish and then lightly sprinkle with salt.
  4. Fill each tomato with 2 teaspoons of the Fresh Guacamole, letting it pile up and out of the tomato.
  5. Top the filled tomatoes with crushed tortilla chips and then sprinkle lightly with chili powder. Garnish each with a leaf of fresh cilantro and serve.

Fresh Guacamole

Prep Time: 10 minute

5 Portions • 100 Calories = 1/4 Cup

For flavor, freshness (and for a whole bunch of other reasons), nothing beats homemade guacamole. The best time to make this is when avocados go on sale, as it is not only less expensive but usually a sign that they are at their peak season.

Ingredients:

2 medium Haas avocados, halved and pitted

Juice of 1/2 lime

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons minced red onion

1 tablespoon seeded and minced jalapeño

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Use a large spoon to scoop the avocado out of the peel, then roughly chop.

2. Place the chopped avocado in a medium-size mixing bowl and toss with lime juice.

3. Use a heavy fork or potato masher to mash the avocado until creamy and mostly smooth.

4. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Serve immediately or cover tightly and refrigerate for 1 hour to let the flavors combine.

Helpful Tip: A ripe Haas avocado has brown skin, is slightly soft to the touch, and reveals green when the short stem on the top is pulled out. Hard avocados should be ripened at room temperature. Ripe avocados can be kept in the fridge for 2–3 days before using.

Helpful Tip: Stores are often overstocked with (oval) grape tomatoes and have very few (round) cherry tomatoes. If you are having trouble finding them, don’t forget to check the organic produce section. They may even have both yellow and red cherry tomatoes to make a multicolored platter!

 

Share.

About Author

Leave A Reply

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY - LIVING THE SECOND ACT COMMUNITY

Receive the latest articles and exclusive discounts straight to your mailbox!

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY - LIVING THE SECOND ACT COMMUNITY

Receive the latest articles and exclusive discounts straight to your mailbox.