We have a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes in our garden this year.  It’s always a challenge as to what to do with them because, let’s face it, there are only so many salads and cherry tomatoes one can eat.  I have taken some to work colleagues, given some to neighbours, and still the tomato plants keep multiplying these Tiny Tim tomatoes.  Here is one of my favorite ways to stuff cherry tomatoes for hors d’oeuvres or appetizers.

To be frank, I don’t really use a precise recipe for these tasty little morsels.  Mix up some soft cheese such as boursin garlic herb – probably a couple of tablespoonfuls for the four tomatoes you see below.  To that, add about 1/2 tsp of basil pesto and mix it together.  Cut top of each tomato and scoop out tomato pulp leaving just the tomato shell.  Using a small spoon or pastry bag with decorator tip, fill each tomato with cheese-basil mixture.  Garnish with fresh herbs such as thyme, parsley, dill, and/or chives.

I like to serve these on a bed of parsley in small tasting spoons.  It dresses them up.

They are as colorful in presentation as they are tasty.

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