There’s not much better then a perfectly ripe cherry tomato. OK, maybe there are somethings, but these certainly scream Summer to me. Last year at school, we had some cherry tomatoes that tasted just like candy.
I swear!!!
Oh I know, I use to hate when people would reference veggies as a candy too, but these tasted just like they were dipped in sugar. We always got excited last year when they brought in the harvest. I never knew a tomato had the power to make me so giddy. I almost cant wait for school to start just so I can see how the tomatoes are doing!
I said almost!!!
Even though I have two cherry tomato plants growing in my garden, I’m only getting a few of the little guys right now . But tomatoes are just starting to show up around the Farmer’s Market and I couldn’t be happier.
I’ve been wanting to make these bacon stuffed cherry tomatoes and I think the family was pretty glad I did.
So easy, so tasty!
Makes me giddy again!
Bacon Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 1/2 lbs. bacon, diced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt for a lower fat version)
- 24 cherry tomatoes
- Fry bacon until crisp. Drain and cool om paper towels.
- In a medium bow, mix bacon, green onions and mayonnaise.
- Remove stems from tomatoes and place them stem side down on cutting board.
- Cut a thin slice off the tops.
- With a small spoon or melon baller, scoop out pulp and discard.
- Invert tomatoes on paper towels and let stand 30 minutes to drain.
- Fill tomatoes with bacon mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Makes 24 appetizers.
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You know I’m all over this with the bacon in them.
Bacon makes me eat my veggies.
Beautiful and it has bacon….
mmm they look tasty.. but man it would take forever to make a bunch of these!
Bacon makes everything better!
Bacon and cheese.. you don’t even need to twist my arm!
Bacon really does make everything taste better. Even candy cherry tomatoes. I’m hoping to see this giddy side of you in SF when we hit the bakeries!
Mmm I love cherry tomatoes! I should start growing them myself. These sound delicious,but I would probably stuff the mixture into bigger tomatoes
These look great Megan, and I love cherry tomatoes too! I have one cherry tomato plant and have harvested 6 so far and savored every one of them LOL
Megan…I am as anxious as you are when it comes to my favourite fruits and veggies appearing at the local market.
This is a great simple and tasty dish.
Ciao for now and flavourful wishes,
Claudia
I made these once before–they’re fabulous! You know, I always hated cherry tomatoes. They were always so sour! Last year, we bought a cherry tomato plant for the garden that was marked incorrectly. I never would have bought one on purpose! My husband encouraged me to try some because they were so sweet. He was right! We made sure to buy another plant this year. You should get a ton from the one you planted!
We grow a couple cherry tomato plants every year & just pick them & eat them like candy, just like you said
I don’t think I’d have ever thought of stuffing cherry tomatoes, but it sure sounds good!
What a perfect little appetizer. Like a BLT without the bread
And who doesn’t love a BLT? Fantastic.