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Tomatoes Stuffed with Fetta, Cucumber & Dill

8/9/2012

 
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Tomatoes stuffed with Fetta, Cucumber and Dill make a lovely side dish to grilled lamb backstrap
There's a television commercial that always makes me laugh because it reminds me of something that I might [want to] do. You may know the one I'm referring to. There's a woman sitting in the waiting room of a doctor's surgery. She's reading a magazine, stops at a certain page, then glances cunningly around the room. People are staring back at her. Despite this, she coughs loudly and at the same time quickly tears a page from a magazine. Seque to the woman standing in her living room with the magazine page in her hands.
He he he. I had a moment like that just recently. There was this brilliantly simple, fresh and mouthwatering recipe jumping out at me from the pages. I thought about tearing out the page, but with a man sitting right next to me, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I knew I had the ingredients at home, so made a mental note to replicate the dish later that week.

Here it is, my version of tomatoes stuffed with fetta, cucumber and dill, inspired by a recipe in a waiting room magazine. And let me tell you, whoever it was that said life is too short to stuff tomatoes ... got it wrong!

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH FETTA, CUCUMBER & DILL
2 small-medium vine ripened tomatoes
1 small Lebanese cucumber
1 tablespoon soft fetta
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2-1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped
a little salt and pepper, to taste

Slice the tops off the tomatoes with a sharp knife. Scoop out the seeds and core of the tomato, leaving a good amount of flesh around the inside. Peel the cucumber, remove and discard the seeds, and dice the remaining cucumber into small pieces. Combine the cucumber, fetta, lemon juice and dill in a bowl and mix gently. Season to taste. Spoon the mixture into the tomato shells, pop the lids on and serve. This quantity makes two.
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I knew I had the ingredients at home

The process in pictures...

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Fresh dill, not to be confused with fennel leaves
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Eastern Fetta from Small Cow Farm is gorgeous in this dish
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Who said life is too short to stuff a tomato!?
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Fresh, fast and simple!
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So, just between you and me, have you ever torn a page from someone else's magazine? Go on. I bet you wanted to!
Christine @ Cooking Crusade link
8/9/2012 12:03:34 am

Heheh. looks very fresh and healthy! I've had that same urge before, but now I just whip out my phone and snap a pic of the recipe and it usually takes a good enough pic to check out later :P

Lizzy
8/9/2012 11:29:14 am

Now that is a great idea! Usually I have my phone turned off in medical waiting rooms, but thanks for the reminder that I have ready access to a camera in my bag! #WhydidntIthinkofthat!

Amanda link
8/9/2012 11:26:00 am

You made me smile with this post, Lizzy. I think we've all been in that position. Instead of small acts of theft/vandalism, I now whip out my smart phone & snap a pic of the recipe. Thank heavens for technology!
These tomatoes look wonderfully summery - now if only the weather would do the same.

Lizzy
8/9/2012 11:30:10 am

LOL, you are right Amanda. That is a great idea. The tomatoes are from our local farmer's markets... hot house grown and ripened on my kitchen bench.

Laura (Tutti Dolci) link
8/9/2012 01:56:24 pm

I love stuffed tomatoes, what a delicious bite! Yes, I have taken a page out of a magazine in the past - lately I've snapped pictures of the recipe on my phone to refer to later!

Lizzy
8/9/2012 03:03:44 pm

Thanks Laura. It is really delicious this one. You would be happy to know that I have just walked back in from doctor's appointment. Peter took a pic of a recipe with his iphone for me. Yee ha! Modern technology is good.

Eha
8/9/2012 03:58:08 pm

A wonderfully appetizing side/luncheon dish especially with summer around the corner. I have had to rethink my usage of dill: to me it has always somehow been the quintesential N European herb for boiling potatoes, cucumber salad etc. Thes usage of fetta somehow brings it into a Mediterranean sphere! Definitely for early trial. But days ago I read of dill being used in an Indian potato recipe and again wondered - but what was pictured had both stems and leaves about twice as thick as I knew? I suppose dill also has its regional varieties? :) !

Lizzy
8/9/2012 04:34:02 pm

Interesting. I actually love dill and have been eating it in various dishes since childhood. Do try this recipe. It's so very simple and so very fresh and tasty!

Eha
8/9/2012 06:36:24 pm

Oh, I certainly shall and soonest! Both my husbands were about 80% > Asian & N African cooking: neither basically much cared for the European dishes we had left 'behind' :) ! I think that removed dill from my ingredients list for about three decades also, BUT . . .

InTolerant Chef link
8/9/2012 07:03:37 pm

Lovely recipe indeed Lizzy! If I'm at the doctors or something, and find a recipe I like I ask the receptionist to copy it for me. They usually can't be bothered, and tell me to go ahead and just rip it out anyway. I do this while standing chatting at their desk so I don't get any dirty looks :) if that doesn't work, then I take a photo of the recipe with my phone camera, no problem!

Lizzy
8/9/2012 07:54:31 pm

Hi Bec! I used to do that once upon a time, but then I found more often than not they said no. I think the photo with the phone camera is great!

e / dig in hobart link
9/9/2012 02:20:32 pm

what a great strategy! any reception i go to though has five year old new ideas or reader's digests...

Lizzy
9/9/2012 04:38:05 pm

LOL, gotta hate those vintage mags.

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella link
8/9/2012 11:21:32 pm

Hehe you are so funny Lizzy! I used to do that but I take photos now and have amassed quite a tidy collection on my phone :P

Lizzy
9/9/2012 09:50:58 am

Clearly I need to do the same, Lorraine. Get with the program Ms Lizzy!

celia link
9/9/2012 09:55:38 am

Lizzy, it looks so fresh and healthy! What gorgeous tomatoes you've found! This is what you need an iPhone for, darling, to take a photo of the recipe! :)

Lizzy
9/9/2012 04:38:21 pm

Thanks lovely... and touché!

Claire @ Claire K Creations link
9/9/2012 02:14:02 pm

You are not alone! I often take pictures of recipes in books so I can re-create them at home.
I'm rather into stuffing veges and fruit at the moment and you can't go past the tomato and feta combo. Yum!

Lizzy
9/9/2012 04:38:47 pm

Thanks Claire... it's just so fresh and simple!

Monica link
9/9/2012 05:36:54 pm

The tomatoes look glorious. I can see my kids enjoying a stuff tomato as their least favourite bits have been taken out :) I'll keep this in mind for summer BBQs!

Lizzy
9/9/2012 09:46:15 pm

Thanks Monica, glad you like the sounds of this!

Moya link
9/9/2012 06:17:05 pm

Love the so fresh looking stuffed tomato recipe Lizzy! Yes I have been guilty of tearing a recipe from a magazine (only about twice)... I did feel very guilty, but obviously not enough! The phone camera is a great tool! :)

Lizzy
9/9/2012 09:46:49 pm

Lizzy... let's say we agree that tearing out pages is the old fashioned way... hooray for the pocket phone/camera!

Jane @ Shady Baker link
9/9/2012 08:06:28 pm

This looks so fresh and delicious Lizzy. Once again I have serious tomato envy, roll on summer!

Lizzy
9/9/2012 09:47:23 pm

Thanks Jane! The tomatoes are from the farmer's market... hot house grown and ripened on my platter in the kitchen.

Tandy link
9/9/2012 10:07:47 pm

I have thought about it but never done it! I love the combination of ingredients here :)

Lizzy
9/9/2012 10:38:03 pm

Thank you so much, Tandy!

Lindell
11/9/2012 06:31:39 pm

All the time, Lizzy! In fact, I have been known to actually take the whole magazine but as I regularly take my old magazines to my doctor's surgery, I don't feel too bad. I can't wait for some decent tomatoes as reasonable prices to come into season to try this

Lizzy
11/9/2012 09:30:20 pm

LOL, wow, that is brazen on one hand, but generous on the other. Incidentally, I have been emailing you re a prize you won, with no response!!!???

My Little Expat Kitchen link
12/9/2012 04:40:18 am

I love stuffed tomatoes. Your recipes looks scrumptious!

Lizzy
12/9/2012 09:34:06 am

Thanks so much!

The Squishy Monster link
14/9/2012 03:25:44 am

Yummy! and what adorable hats =D

Lizzy
14/9/2012 10:41:56 pm

Thanks ; D

Mrs_Mulberry link
14/9/2012 11:17:46 am

Yum - so summery Lizzy. It's like a little Greek salad in a container provided by nature. Just lovely Lizzy!!

Lizzy
14/9/2012 10:42:16 pm

Mrs M, thanks so much! Lovely to see you. ; D

anne link
14/9/2012 10:19:24 pm

I just think I'll remember the recipe when I get home. Doubtless I usually leave out some vital ingredient, but isn't that the fun of cooking - a little improvisation and using what you have to hand? Our tomatoes are just coming to an end so this will make a good change.

Lizzy
14/9/2012 10:43:21 pm

Anne, that is a great philosophy! I agree. If you have lots of green tomatoes, have a look at my recipe for Luke Nguyen's Green Tomato Salad. It's a beauty! Thanks for stopping by. ;)

A Canadian Foodie link
15/9/2012 02:30:41 pm

I would have believed a tomato this perfect would have to be GMO until I grew a bunch of them this summer for the first time. Really firm, even when ripe... not so "tomatoey". They are prettier than tasty, and this stuffing would really add a needed spark to their flavour. Gorgeous pics! Now I have to go find the cultured butter tweet you posted so I can see Peppy's Cultured Butter!
Have had a lot on my personal plate lately with elderly parents!
:)
V

Lizzy
15/9/2012 03:33:08 pm

Hello Valerie... I prefer to buy as much produce from our local farmer's markets as possible. These were really tasty, especially with the addition of quality fetta, dill, lemon juice etc. Enjoy the Pepe Saya link. He's a gem!

Maureen link
17/9/2012 09:02:42 pm

I have been known to pinch a recipe when nobody is looking but if someone is looking I always ask. :)

Your tomatoes look fantastic, Lizzy!

Lizzy
17/9/2012 09:11:52 pm

LOL... you are such an angel, my friend. The phone is a great idea, don't you think (I didn't think of it until now, duh!). Thanks, they are from the Capital Region Farmer's Market... hot house grown.


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