Stuffed baked tomatoes

Taste the Mediterranean with this stuffed baked tomato recipe. This vegetarian dish combines artichokes, pine nuts, herbs and rose harissa to create this flavoursome meal.

Total Time: 50 mins

Serves 6

314k Calories

INGREDIENTS

300ml vegetable stock

100g quinoa and bulgur wheat (if you can’t find a mixed pack use 50g of each

or 100g quinoa or 100g bulgur)

Olive oil

¼ tsp ground cumin

¼ tsp ground coriander

1 onion, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

6 large beef tomatoes

50g sun-dried tomatoes (available from Sainsbury’s)

100g Unearthed Olives with Rosemary & Black Pepper (from Waitrose and Ocado), roughly chopped

100g chargrilled artichokes, roughly chopped (available from Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose)

2 tbsp rose harissa

4 tbsp pine nuts, lightly toasted in a dry frying pan

Large handful each fresh parsley, mint and oregano, roughly chopped

75ml dry white wine

50g unsalted butter, softened

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5. In a saucepan, bring the stock up to the boil, then tip in the mixed quinoa/bulgur wheat, a glug of oil, the spices, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bring back up to a fast simmer and cook until tender and all the liquid is absorbed (top up with a little more boiling water if needed). Take off the heat.

Heat a glug of olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 2 minutes.

Cut a 2cm slice off the top of each beef tomato (set aside), then use a teaspoon to scoop out the pulp inside. Put the pulp in a sieve set over a bowl to drain away any excess water. Roughly chop what’s left in the sieve and add to the pan with the onion and garlic. Increase the heat and continue cooking until the mixture has reduced and thickened (about 5-10 minutes).

Add the sun-dried tomatoes, chopped olives, chopped artichoke hearts, harissa and most of the pine nuts and chopped herbs to the pan. Stir to combine. Tip in the cooked grains and stir again.

Put the hollowed-out beef tomatoes in a lightly oiled baking dish and fill each one with the grain/veg mixture. Put the tomato tops back on, then pour over the wine and dot the butter over the tomatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes, basting half way through with the cooking juices, until the tomatoes are tender. Garnish with the remaining pine nuts and herbs, then serve with a crisp mixed salad and crusty bread for mopping.