Last updated on March 16th, 2020 at 03:11 pm
TULIP TOMATOES
Here is another great recipe that not only tastes good, but looks amazing! These tulip tomatoes will be so much fun to serve at a party or bring to any kind of gathering of your family and friends.
I know they look like they’d be complicated, but they honestly are NOT that difficult to make. The recipe only takes about a half hour and makes about 15 tulips. The full recipe is at the bottom of the post.
Directions:
1. With stem side down, cut a cross in the top of each cherry tomato (about ¾ down the tomato).
2. Using a spoon (grapefruit spoon works very well) gently scrape out the tomato seeds.
3. Take a grilling skewer or toothpick and make a hole where the stem currently is. You may need to twist the skewer in a circle a few times to make room for the chive to fit through.
4. Finely chop or grate cucumber.
5. Mix cream cheese, cucumber and basil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each tomato tulip (adjust depending on size of tomatoes).
7. Insert a chive into the hole at the bottom of each tomato.
8. Use a damp paper towel to clean any excess cream cheese filling from outside of tomatoes.
9. Prepare the tulip bouquet on a large plate or platter. Use the extra chive stalk to wrap around the tulip stems to complete the bouquet. Now you have your fancy tulip tomatoes, and they are MUCH simpler than they look!
Tulip Tomatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 15 Large Cherry Tomatoes
- 16 stalks of chives
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
With stem side down, cut a cross in the top of each cherry tomato (about ¾ down the tomato).
Take a grilling skewer or toothpick and make a hole where the stem currently is. You may need to twist the skewer in a circle a few times to make room for the chive to fit through.
Finely chop or grate cucumber.
Mix cream cheese, cucumber and basil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each tomato tulip (adjust depending on size of tomatoes).
Insert a chive into the hole at the bottom of each tomato.
Use a damp paper towel to clean any excess cream cheese filling from outside of tomatoes.
Prepare the tulip bouquet on a large plate or platter. Use the extra chive stalk to wrap around the tulip stems to complete the bouquet. Now you have your fancy tulip tomatoes, and they are MUCH simpler than they look!
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This is a very clever and yummy recipe! Thanks.
Thanks for the recipe, they look delicious!
OMG These tulip tomatoes look super yummy. Thanks for the great idea.
How cute. I bet they taste good, too. They’d be great for baby showers or other get-togethers where foods like this are needed.
this is so creative and beautiful