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Tomatoes are another one of my favorite summer produce picks. I swear they taste sweeter and juicier during the warmer summer months! My dad eats them like apples. I haven’t tried that yet but I do try to work them into many of our meals.
When I was at Sam’s Club last week shopping with my mom, I saw the most beautiful fresh tomatoes and just had to stock up– big time.
They were so ripe, juicy, and the perfect shape for making stuffed tomatoes!
Stuffed tomatoes are very similar to stuffed peppers (which we love), except I think stuffed tomatoes have a sweeter flavor and a more delicate consistency that we really enjoy.
Pesto Spinach Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 6 medium tomatoes, seeds and cores removed
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained
- 6 Tbsp homemade pesto or store-bought pesto
- 10 oz fresh spinach
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Pesto Cream Sauce-
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup raw cashews (or pine nuts)
- 1 garlic clove
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Add all of the pesto ingredients to a high powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut off the top of the tomatoes. Use a spoon with a serrated edge to slip in and scoop out all the seeds and membranes. Set aside.
- Drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil in the bottom of the baking dish and spread it around. Place tomatoes in the baking dish. Drizzle 1 Tbsp of olive oil over the top of the tomatoes. Sprinkle salt & pepper on each tomato.
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