Vegetarian Tomates Farcies (Mushroom Duxelles Stuffed Tomatoes)

Ingredients

• 6x Plum Tomatoes

• 1/4 Pound White Mushrooms

• 1 Whole Shallot

• 4 Cloves Fresh Garlic

• 3 Tbsp. Low-Moisture Mozzarella Cheese (plus some extra for finishing)

• 1/4 Cup Breadcrumbs

• 1.5 Tsp. Parsley

• 1.5 Tsp. Oregano

• 2.5 Tsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

• 2.5 Tsp. V.S.O.P. Balsamic Vinegar (Non-VSOP is OK too)

• 1/2 Tbsp. Butter (Just to grease your pan)

Steps

1. Pre-heat your oven to 315°F and pre-heat a large pan on your stove on Medium heat.

   
   

2. Dice your Mushrooms and your Whole Shallot finely and place them in a large mixing bowl.

   
   

3. Mince your Garlic using salt as a grinding medium (tutorial on my TikTok Page!) and place all of it into the mixing bowl with the mushrooms and shallot.

   
   

4. Place enough Butter into the pre-heated pan to just cover the bottom of your pan when melted. Once melted, add your mushroom mixture and stir until all of the ingredients are coated in the butter (this is your uncooked duxelles).

   
   

5. Allow the uncooked duxelles to cook, stirring occasionally, until it is completely dry and leaves no residue on the pan when stirred.

   
   

6. While waiting for the duxelles to cook, cut the tops of your Plum Tomatoes off, leaving just enough room to fit a spoon inside of them, which you should now use to scrape the insides of the tomatoes out and into a side dish (save the tomato guts, we need them later!).

   
   

7. Once the duxelles is finished, move them to a small mixing bowl and add 2 Tbsp. of the tomato guts we salvaged from before.

   
   

8. Add the Low-Moisture Mozzarella, Breadcrumbs, Parsley, Oregano, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, and Balsamic Vinegar to the small mixing bowl and mix it all together thoroughly.

   
   

9. Stuff the now complete duxelles stuffing into the hollowed out plum tomatoes, leaving a small amount of space at the top.

   
   

10. Place the stuffed tomatoes on a baking sheet and top them with some more of the Low-Moisture Mozzarella Cheese.

    
    

11. Place the Tomatoes into your pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the tomatoes are just barely starting to collapse.

    
    

12. Allow 5 minutes to cool, and enjoy!