Smoked Salmon Cherry Tomatoes

Contributed By: bluther
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Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Fish
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: More than 10
Special Features: Make Ahead
Holiday: July 4th
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Meal Type: Appetizers
Salads & Dressings

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Ingredients

30 Cherry tomatoes
3 oz Smoked salmon, finely chopped
1/3 cup Finely chopped onion
1/3 cup Finely chopped green pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
3 oz Cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon Milk
Fresh dill sprigs

Preparation

Cut a thin slice off each tomato top; scoop out and discard pulp. Invert tomatoes on paper towels to drain. In a bowl, combine the salmon, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper; mix well. Spoon into tomatoes.


In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and milk until smooth. Insert a star tip into a pastry or plastic bag. Pipe a small amount of cream cheese mixture onto tomatoes. Garnish with dill.


Yield: 2-1/2 dozen

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 54 ; Total Fat: 3.5 g ; Saturated Fat: 2 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 0 ; Carbohydrates: 3 g ; Protein: 3 g ; Vitamin A: 479 IU ; Vitamin C: 14.5 mg ; Calcium: 12 mg ; Sodium: 155 mg ; Iron: 0 ; Fiber: 1 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: sugardotzz_isabelle

Cherry tomatoes are sweet but they are very small, try using normal tomatoes(the normal tomatoes will not taste so sour after the plup is remove.) Could you indicate how you marinate the salmon, or what type of sauce you use to grill it.e.g sugar to make it sweet, salt and butter.