Tomatoes Florentine
This easy recipe stuffs sweet, ripe tomatoes with a mix of spinach and garlic and tops them with Parmesan cheese. They are really wonderful.
Ingredients
- 6 tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 onion , small, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 12 ounces frozen spinach , chopped, thawed & drained
- pulp that you have removed from the tomatoes, chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
For the Topping:
- 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs , plain or Italian style
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons Parmesan cheese , grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Cut a slice from the top of each tomato. Carefully scoop out the tomato pulp to about halfway down the tomato. See the instructions above to do this.
- In a skillet, add the olive oil, then stir in the chopped onion, tomato pulp and garlic. Cook over medium heat until they are all tender, then stir in the spinach and the salt and pepper to taste. Heat the mixture together, then spoon it equally into the tomatoes.
- Arrange the tomatoes in an oven proof baking dish.
For the Topping:
- Combine the bread crumbs, chopped parsley and Parmesan cheese to make the topping. Sprinkle the mixture over top of the tomatoes as in the image.
- Bake the tomatoes in a preheated 400ºF oven for 20 minutes or until the topping is browned a bit and the tomatoes are heated through.
- Serves 6
Nutrition
Calories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 531mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 7790IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 2mg
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