CHERRY TOMATOES STUFFED WITH CRAB GUACAMOLE

Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Crab Guacamole image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

24 large red and yellow cherry tomatoes (1-inch size)
1 small ripe avocado, split, pitted and peeled
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 drops hot pepper sauce
4 ounces crabmeat
1 tablespoon shallots, finely chopped
1 small clove garlic; peeled and finely chopped
8 sprigs coriander, leaves only, half the leaves chopped
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Cut a 1/4-inch cap off each tomato. Reserve the caps. Scoop out the seeds and pulp with a tiny spoon or melon-ball scoop. Season each hollowed tomato with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Mash the avocado with a fork in a bowl, add the lemon juice, olive oil, hot pepper sauce, crabmeat, shallots, garlic, and chopped coriander and mix until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.
Fill each cherry tomato 1/4-inch above the rim with the crab guacamole. Add a coriander leaf for decoration on top and cover each tomato with its cap.