Stuffed tomatoes

with scrambled egg pesto! Trying to make good use of my homemade pesto. These were possibly one of the most glorious edible creations I have ever made. The aroma that filled the kitchen while baking these made me salivate uncontrollably. In fact my mouth is watering right now just thinking about it! Thanks again to my beautiful chef Taz for helping me with ideas.

To serve 2 people (3 halves each):
3x big tomatoes, halved horizontally through the middle and seeds scooped out.
basil pesto 3 teaspoons
bacon 1 rasher diced
4x sundried tomatoes diced
chives chopped, about 3 tablespoons
red onion diced, about 3 tablespoons
cheddar cheese 1/4 cup
parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons
breadcrumbs about 1/4 a cup (again made from scratch! I need to make a batch and store it)
3 x free range eggs
milk about 3 tablespoons (I had cows milk this time!)
butter
olive oil salt, pepper & sugar

On a tray lined with foil, arrange the tomatoes cut sides downwards. Drizzle olive oil over them and rub it over the skins. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and sugar and a bit of cracked pepper. turn them over and sprinkle a pinch of salt into the insides to absorb moisture.

Whisk together the eggs, milk, sundried tomatoes, a teaspoon of pesto and a bit of salt and pepper. In a saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter and fry the bacon, onion and chives until cooked through. Add the egg mixture and keep stirring for a few minutes, remove from heat when half cooked - scrambled but still soft and runny. Spoon the mixture evenly into each tomato half. Spoon half a teaspoon of basil pesto on top of each mixture. Top with some cheddar cheese, a sprinkling of parmesan then cover with breadcrumbs.

Bake at 200degrees for 5 minutes to brown the top, then for a 15 minutes on 150 degrees to slowly roast the tomatoes.

Serve hot with fresh basil!!!!!!!! God I love basil. And tomatoes. And boyfriends who are chefs.


Lined up ready to go into the oven

Out of the oven and ready to eat!

Oh my god extreme close up of deliciousness

The core of my beautiful creation

YUM!
xoxo