Tomatoes stuffed w/ souffleed goat cheese and savory greens

Ingredients

Quantity		Ingredient
6	mediums	Tomatoes; ripe
		Salt
4	teaspoons	Unsalted butter
1½	tablespoon	Shallots; minced
2	teaspoons	Garlic; minced
1½	tablespoon	All-purpose flour
⅓	cup	Half-and-half
1	tablespoon	Dry sherry
½	cup	Fresh, soft cream cheese <<or>>
		Log-style goat cheese
2		Eggs, separated
3	tablespoons	Chives; minced
2	teaspoons	Fresh savory or tarragon; minced
		Salt
		Freshly ground white pepper
3	cups	Mixed savory baby greens; *see notes
¼	cup	Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
		Basil oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Slice the tops off the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Sprinkle the insides with salt and invert the tomatoes on paper towels to drain.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until soft but not brown. Add the flour and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Whisk in the half-and-half and the sherry, cooking for 3 minutes longer and continuously whisking until the mixture is smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let cool slightly. Whisk in the goat cheese, egg yolks, chives, savory, salt and pepper.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks. Stir ¼ of the whites into the cheese mixture to lighten it. Carefully fold in the remaining whites.

Spoon the souffle mixture into the tomato shells, mounding it slightly.

Place the tomatoes, with their sides touching, in a lightly oiled baking dish. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the tops are lightly puffed and browned.

Serve the hot tomatoes immediately on a bed of the mixed greens on chilled plates. Drizzle on about ¼ cup of the vinaigrette and finish with a sprinkling or two of white pepper and basil oil.

Yield: 6 servings

Recipe By : COOKING RIGHT SHOW #CR9734 Posted to EAT-L Digest 21 October 96 Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 10:44:56 -0400 From: Bill Spalding <billspa@...> NOTES : Show: 10/17/96 *arugula, frisee, watercress and mizun.

From SUNNY West Palm Beach, FL

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