Baked Tuna Filled Tomatoes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 vine-ripened tomatoes
• 125 g cream cheese, softened (can use light cream cheese if preferred)
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, finely grated
• 425 g tuna, drained and flaked
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons mint leaves, finely chopped (or can use basil or coriander)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 cut a thin slice from the top of each tomatoe. set aside for later use.
• 3 scoop out the tomato flesh. roughly chop the flesh.
• 4 place the tomato shells into a greased ceramic or glass dish.
• 5 in a medium bowl- combine the cream heese, lemon rind and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and mix until well combined. stir in half of the tomato flesh, tuna, onions and the mint.
• 6 spoon the mixture into the tomatoe shells. replace tomato tops. season with salt and pepper.
• 7 bake approx 35 minutes or until the tomatoes are just tender. do not overbake as the tomatos will collapse and not hold their shape.
• 8 serve warm or at room temperature.