Cherry tomatoes stuffed with avocado cream

3 dozen

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 medium Ripe avocado; peeled
2 teaspoons Lemon juice
1 small Clove garlic
¼ teaspoon Leaf basil
½ 8-oz pkg cream cheese; softened
¼ teaspoon Salt
dash Liquid red pepper seasoning
pint Cherry tomatoes
Parsley sprigs

Directions

Combine avocado and lemon juice in blender; puree until smooth. Add garlic, basil, cream cheese, salt and red pepper seasoning; blend until smooth. Transfer to medium-size bowl. Refrigerate mixture until stiff enough to pipe into tomatoes. While avocado cream is chilling, cut very thin slice of tops of tomatoes; scoop out. Drain upside-down on paper toweling. Fit pastry bag with rosette tip; fill with avocado mixture; pipe into tomatoes. (Or fill tomatoes with small spoon.) Garnish tops with small sprig of parsley.

from Avocado Recipes, Etc. by Teri Gordon "Appetizers" Submitted By BARRY WEINSTEIN On 07-25-95

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