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Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

June 13, 2016 By Rosemary 10 Comments

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Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a fast and easy appetizer.  Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes filled with a creamy Tuna and Mozzarella Filling, in the perfect bite size serving.

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.

Do you ever go to parties or BBQs and the first thing you think of is I have to try that Appetizer!  Well that’s me. Ok I also think that about the Desserts too!

I love the idea of small Pop-In-Your-Mouth finger foods.  Those cute ones with a tooth pick stuck in them, that you can just grab and you don’t even need a plate!  And since we are coming on Tomato season and I love cherry tomatoes……

The other day at the supermarket there were numerous food magazines with lots of appetizers on the covers, a couple that caught my eye were Stuffed Tomatoes.

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.

Some were stuffed with cream cheese, some with anchovies (these are big in Italy), they looked so cute and what a great idea for an appetizer.  I knew I had to make them and eat them!

My favourite summertime combinations are tomatoes and tuna or tomatoes and mozzarella, so naturally why not combine the three of them together. So that is what I stuffed my tomatoes with and it works!

I didn’t want the tuna to remain too chunky, so I decided to blend it with some chopped fresh parsley and mayonnaise, and then combine it with fresh mozzarella chopped into small pieces.

Once I removed the pulp and seeds from the cherry tomatoes, which didn’t take long at all.  I found using a sharp knife worked really well.  Filling them up with the Tuna Mozzarella Mixture was simple and quick.

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.

And since I have fresh basil growing everywhere, and we all know you can’t eat tomatoes without chopped fresh basil!  I picked some of the smaller leaves and placed one on top of each of the tomatoes.

So let me tell you this is the perfect Pop in Your Mouth Appetizer you will probably taste this Summer.  Buon Appetito!

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.

 

 

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.
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Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.
Course antipasto, Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 16 stuffed tomatoes
Calories 30kcal
Author Rosemary Molloy / An Italian in my Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 16 cherry tomatoes
  • 2-3 tablespoons freshly chopped Italian Parsley
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 small cans tuna in water
  • 4 teaspoons mayonnaise
  • 1/2 small fresh mozzarella chopped into small pieces
  • 16 small fresh basil leaves
  • 16 toothpicks

Instructions

  • In a blender or bullet (I used a bullet) add parsley, oil, tuna (well drained) and mayonnaise, blend for approximately 7 or 8 seconds, until mixture is nice and creamy. Set aside.
  • With a sharp nice cut off the top of the tomato (just the top part, like a hat) and remove the inside pulp and seeds. Turn tomatoes upside down on a rack to drain for approximately 10 minutes, Return to upright position and sprinkle with a little salt and oregano.
  • Place a basil leaf on every toothpick then poke the toothpick through the middle of the tomato top, continue with every toothpick.
  • Divide the mixture between every cherry tomato and replace with the top of the basil/tomato. Serve immediately or cover with plastic and refrigerate until serving. Enjoy!

Notes

 
 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcal | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 77mg | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 4.6mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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Tuna Mozzarella Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, a quick and easy creamy tuna mozzarella appetizer recipe. A healthy bite size serving. Delicious.

Adapted from Ricette Tradizionali Giornale

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    1. Carolina says

      July 9, 2018 at 4:59 pm

      5 stars
      I am cooking an Indonesian Coconut Curry for a friend here in Spain tomorrow. I was going to just do Pina Coladas for the starter (typical girly lunch!), but decided at the last minute to do something different. I only had cherry toms and a few other things in the fridge, but have tuna, so these are perfect! Muchas gracias!

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      • Rosemary says

        July 9, 2018 at 11:40 pm

        Hi Carolina, thanks and your welcome, hope you enjoy them and have a fun and delicious lunch!

        Reply
    2. Robbie - Yorkshire Catering says

      August 10, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      What a great idea, Im definitely going to make these this weekend for my bbq. Im tempted to make a slightly spicy version too, can’t wait!

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        August 11, 2017 at 6:57 pm

        Hi Robbie, hope you enjoy them. Have a great weekend.

        Reply
    3. Carina Simeon says

      June 16, 2016 at 11:54 am

      Rosemary, you are right – they are absolutely delicious and like you, I prefer fingerfood which is easy to handle without a plate, just pop it into your mouth :). In my other life I had to entertain a lot! because of my then (late) husbands job and help was not always at hand. So I learned early on to make simple easy to handle, but very delicious, fingerfood. And a bowl of cold tuna/mayonaise,capers,gherkins salad is simply divine.

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      • Rosemary says

        June 19, 2016 at 8:11 pm

        Hi Carina thanks and yes finger food is one of my favourites. My husband adores capers everything I make he says “add some capers”. Have a great week.

        Reply
    4. Anna says

      June 15, 2016 at 5:06 pm

      5 stars
      What a great recipe. I can see myself stuffing vine-ripened tomatoes also. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        June 19, 2016 at 8:13 pm

        Thanks Anna, hope you enjoy it.

        Reply
    5. April Anderson says

      June 13, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      This is such a great idea – I love a creamy cold tuna salad in the summer, so refreshing and light.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        June 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm

        Thanks April, me too, I love summer salads.

        Reply

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