Cherry Tomato Hors d'ouevres

THis sounds good! I wonder if I could use crab meat? HOw would I do that? I've seen crab meat for sale in the frozen food section. Wanting to make a yummy appetizer for a party. WOuldn't this be good with cream cheese, too? Heck you could put them under the broiler for a few minutes?

Tell me your ideas.

Ingredients

• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1/2 cup onion
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 cup cooked chicken

Directions

1. 1

   Slice your cherry tomatoes in half. Scoop out the interior with a melon ball scoop, and place your tomatoes on a serving dish.

2. 2

   Make sure your celery and onions are finely chopped. Using a fork and a folding motion, mix them in a bowl with your mayonnaise.

3. 3

   Add 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken (you can also substitute tuna or ham) to the bowl with your celery and onions. Mix with fork continuing your folding motion until you achieve the desired consistency.

4. 4

   If you are not adding meat, substitute an additional 3/4 cup each of finely chopped celery and onions.

5. 5

   Add more Mayo if you like, but be careful. Too much will make your filling soggy.

6. 6

   Using your melon ball scoop, fill each tomato with a scoop of your filling. When all are done, sprinkle with dried parsley flakes, cover, and place in your refigerator to chill. Serve about 1 hour after making.

7. 7

   This recipe makes 24 Hors D'oeuvres. You can increase ingredients proportionately if you want to make more.

Thanks for the idea! I think I'll hang on to this one and try it before I try to take it to a party. I've decided on this for my appetizer.

These are like pizza-flavored mini-quiches using pepperoni as the crust in a mini-muffin pan. They also can be made without the pepperoni. You can use small amounts of whatever pizza ingredients you like.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ¼ cup sugar-free pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or combination mozzarella and other cheese such as Parmesan
• ¼ cup finely minced green pepper or other pizza topping
• 24 slices of thin-sliced pepperoni, preferably in large thin slices

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350° F.

1. Poke the pepperoni slices into the bottoms of the mini-muffin cups, or butter the cups well if you aren't using the pepperoni (I find that oiling the pans doesn't work as well).
2. Cream the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, garlic, and oregano, and beat until smooth.
3. Mix the rest of the ingredients in by hand.
4. Fill the muffin cups with the egg and cheese mixture.
5. Bake for about 15-18 minutes, or until lightly browned on top and set in center. Remove from oven, and cool for a few minutes (5-10), then run a knife around the top to loosen (I use a plastic knife for my nonstick pan). Remove to a plate.

Makes 24 pieces

Nutritional Information: Each piece with pepperoni has 1 gram effective carbohydrate, 3 grams protein, and 67 calories. Without pepperoni, each has 1 gram effective carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, and 47 calories.