Bleu Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 tomatoes, small and firm
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese or 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• tabasco sauce or other hot pepper sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 carefully slice the top off each tomato and scoop out the inside.
• 2 place the hollow tomatoes in a bowl of ice and water, and then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 3 in a food processor, puree the ricotta and cottage cheese until smooth; transfer to a small bowl.
• 4 add the crumbled blue cheese and a dash of tabasco; stir until blended- cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 5 at serving time, drain the tomatoes on paper towels.
• 6 stuff each tomato with blue cheese mixture and arrange on a platter.