Tomatoes Stuffed With Lamb And Pine Nuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tomatoes (vine ripened with stalk still attached work best)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely sliced
• 1/2 onion, finely diced
• 200 g ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs or 1 tablespoon bread stuffing mix

Recipe

• 1 cut the tops off the tomatoes to form the lids, and set to one side. carefully scoop out the seeds and jelly of the tomatoes with a teaspoon and set aside.
• 2 heat up the oil in a smallish saucepan. add the onion and cook until translucent. add the garlic and cook a further minute.
• 3 add the lamb mince and cook until lightly browned.
• 4 add the pine-nuts, reserved tomato flesh and breadcrumbs. cook a further minute or 2 until the mixture is well combined. add some water to the mixture if it’s cooking too quickly.
• 5 place the tomatoes in shallow baking dish. spoon the lamb mixture into each tomato, ensuring that they're firmly stuffed.
• 6 place the lids on top of the tomatoes and push down on top of the mixture.
• 7 cover with foil and bake in a moderate oven for 20-30 minutes.