Spinach & Feta Stuffed Tomatoes for #tomatolove

Did you hear? Did you know? July is #tomatolove month! After missing June's event I'm so happy to be back to co-hosting the Love Bloghop; a monthly bloghop centered around a specific ingredient or theme. With summer in full swing it's no wonder this month's ingredient is tomatoes.

On my way home on Friday I passed through the Haymarket and happened upon some gorgeous organic cocktail tomatoes from Earthbound Farms. Since it's the Haymarket they were only a dollar per box. I splurged and bought two. I know, I know, I'm a big spender. This recipe spends only a hot minute (or three) in the oven so you can continue to keep cool while enjoying a flavorful appetizer that doubles as an elegant appetizer for a party or as an accompaniment to a dinner of grilled lamb and Greek salad.

Spinach & Feta Stuffed Tomatoes ~ makes 12 pieces
12 cocktail tomatoes
1/4 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 tablespoons crumbled feta
2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted and chopped
2 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs (or panko), divided
1 tablespoon butter, melted
truffle salt, to taste (may substitute table salt)
ground pepper, to taste

Slice off tops of tomatoes and scoop out seeds. I found a serrated grapefruit spoon worked very well for this.

In a bowl combine together spinach, feta, pine nuts, 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs and onion. Season to taste with truffle salt and pepper and combine well. Reserve one tablespoon of this mixture. Stuff the tomatoes with the rest of the filling.

Combine the reserved tablespoon of filling with the other tablespoon of bread crumbs and the melted butter. Combine well and top each tomato with a small amount of topping.

Broil 2-3 minutes (make sure to check and rotate after 1 minute - each broiler is different). Serve warm or room temperature.

 Enjoy!

This is #tomatolove! The rules for this bloghop are:
1. Your recipe must be originally posted in July 2012
2. Your recipe must feature tomatoes as a main component.
3. You must link back to this post.
4. Optional ~ follow along on twitter using the #tomatolove hashtag.

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