SWEET BAKED TOMATO (DESSERT)

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From "Little Meals" by Rozanne Gold. I like weird sounding combinations and this is one of them. It is like a baked apple but takes only 30 minutes to bake. Sometimes we forget that a tomato is a fruit! Chilling time is not included in the preparation time.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 tomatoes, large and ripe
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries (or goldnen raisins)
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 cups apple juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Slice tops off tomatoes and remove insides, leaving shells intact.
  • Turn shells upside down and drain on paper towels.
  • Mix together rest of ingredients except apple juice.
  • Stuff tomatoes with this mixture.
  • Put tomatoes in a deep baking dish and pour the apple juice in bottom.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove tomatoes with slotted spoon and chill.
  • Reduce apple juice on top of stove until it becomes syrupy, then chill.
  • Spoon sauce over tomatoes when serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.8, Fat 10, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 11.4, Carbohydrate 43.1, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 37, Protein 4.2

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