Baked Tomatoes Vegan

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 15min
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A touch of the Orient brought to the table by Spoonsparrow's baked tomatoes, perfect for takeout as well.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Couscous
  • 4 large beef tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped basil
  • 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
  • 1 tbsp chopped almonds
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt
  • black pepper (freshly ground)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Wash the tomatoes, cut off a lid and hollow them out with a teaspoon. Salt lightly.

  2. 2.

    Cook couscous according to package instructions and let it cool.

  3. 3.

    Mix the couscous with lemon zest, parsley, basil, pistachios, almonds, olive oil, salt and pepper, then fill the tomatoes with this mixture.

  4. 4.

    Place the lids back on, arrange the tomatoes in an oven‑proof dish (spray lightly with oil), and bake at 180°C for about 15 minutes. Serve the baked vegan tomatoes hot or cold.