Best Tomatoes Florentine Recipes

TOMATOES FLORENTINE

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One of our favourites, especially in tomato season!! but good all year round. from Smart cooking by Anne Lindsay

Provided by Derf2440

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 tomatoes
2 teaspoons butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, smashed
1 (12 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/3 cup milk
salt
fresh ground pepper
2 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

Cut a slice from top or each tomato.
Scoop out pulp to halfway down tomato and save for sauce or soup.
In a frypan, melt butter.
Stir in onion and garlic, cook over medium heat until tender.
Stir in spinach, milk,and salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon mixture into tomatoes and arrange in ovenproof serving dish or on baking sheet.
topping: Combine bread crumbs, parsley and cheese, sprinkle over top of tomatoes.
Bake in 400 degrees oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.

TOMATOES FLORENTINE

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Great way to use up my tomatoes from the gardens, simple appetizer for a picnic or barbeque

Provided by billy haze

Categories Vegetable Appetizers

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

8 medium tomatoes
salt
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c milk
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp butter, melted
1 pkg 10-ounce frozen chopped spinach,cooked and drained

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cut a slice from teh top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp,leaving a shell at least 1/4 inch thick. Place tomatoes upside down on paper toweling to drain.
3. Sprinkle the inside of each tomato with salt. In a sauce pan,combine flour and salt. Blend in milk. Stir in egg yolk and melted butter. Add well-drained spinach; blend well. Cook over medium heat until spinach begins to simmer.
4. Spoon mixture into tomatoes,mounding to form a rounded top. Arrange in a shallow baking dish.
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes until tomatoes are cooked but not mushy. Serve hot.

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