Cherry Tomatoes Filled with Goat Cheese

 
Ingredients


1/4 pound goat cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
24 cherry tomatoes

 Method

In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cheese, basil, salt and pepper.
Mix with a fork until well blended.
Cut the top off each cherry tomato.
Using a small spoon, carefully scoop out the pulp to make a hollow, yet sturdy, shell.
Drain off any juice that may be in the tomato shells. 

Using a small spoon, scoop about 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture and carefully stuff into a tomato shell.

Repeat until tomatoes or cheese mixture is used up.

Arrange the filled tomatoes on a platter to serve.