Cheese Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes
Do you like summer? I’ll be frank with you: I hate it! I think what I hate the most is that it’s getting hotter and hotter every year. I certainly don’t remember having such high temperatures when I was a kid and even as a kid I always liked winter better. If bears hibernate in the winter well I hibernate in the summer. I even consider having a counter for a count down till winter on my desktop… My whole energy is fading because of the hot and muggy weather.
Could it be that I’m grumpy today? The little fellow on my shoulder just threw me a “rolling eyes” face and a “d’oh”. Do I have a cure? Always! 
Just thinking about this light refreshing appetizer makes the heat more bearable.
Ingredients
- • 4 medium tomatoes – cored and seeded
- • 125 g farmers’ cheese
- • 1 Tbsp of chopped fresh dill
- • 12 Emmentaler sticks
- • 1 small can (80 g) tuna – in water
- • 1 hard boiled egg – sliced
- • 1 scallion – finely chopped (greens only)
- • Cayenne – to taste
- • Salt – to taste
Directions
Mix together farmers’ cheese, chopped dill, scallion and tuna. Add some water from the can if you’d like the filling to be more on the creamy side.
Taste and sprinkle with as much salt as you like. Mix well.
Stuff each tomato with a layer of cheese filling, add an egg slice, sprinkle with cayenne and repeat until the tomato is completely stuffed.
Pierce 3 Emmentaler sticks into each stuffed tomato and garnish with some dill sprigs on top.
C’est tout, easy and refreshing!
I wanted to add some chopped green olives to the cheese mixture and I forgot (yes, I blame the heat), but you could add some if you’d like. You can also add small Emmentaler dice in the filling….the possibilities are endless
One of Joelen’s Adventures this month is a Tomato event so I’m sending her this recipe. She is my hero when it comes to organising events! You can join her every month on quite a few online and offline food events. Check out her sidebar for more details.
The lovely Dhanggit will be organising a birthday party for her little baby girl and she needs our help to come up with Perfect Party Dishes. I’m sending her this recipe mainly because I know she’ll have a lot of stuff to take care of and these are very easy to make.
Grace is starting the Beat The Heat war so I decided to enroll for battle (someone please find me a helmet that won’t keep falling on the side and cover my right eye…I look like such a dork! 
). Forget about the hard boiled egg (as this is a no heating appliances event) and you’ll get yourself a decent weapon against the heat.
omg u left me droolin again,..:-)
one delicious tomato for 3 events, thats what i call a real cooking master LOL!! I love this entry Lore!! easy, delicious an healthy, i have health “super” conscious guests this recipe is for them LOL! as always and i need to insist this, your photo makes me drooool
Mmmm sounds very good!
‘licious tomato you’ve got going on there - and those are three amazing events - I’m away to check them out now!!
Lore, I am with you on summer. I detest summer and wonder why I have lived in the South for over 30 years. There is something about sweating like a pig that puts me a grumpy mood. Thanks for the cure.
Lore… you used Farmer’s Cheese! That’s a BIG deal to me. I always feel like no one has even ever heard of it, let alone use it for cooking. I just fell in love with you
Great idea for the event(s). They all sound like they fit perfectly. I’ll see what I can about getting you a helmet too.
Where abouts do you live? Summer is hot everywhere, but I figure you must be further south than some of us.
Like you, I hated the summer as a child because I didn’t like to sweat. However these days, I live for summer… especially after experiencing Chicago winters.
Your stuffed tomatoes look beautiful, healthy and so colorful! The presentation is gorgeous - great job!
Cute, Cute and cute. They look so appealing and perfect for a summer lunch! Very nice.
I am so with you on hating summer and i came from a country which basically is summer all year round! lol. I cant wait for fall already.
I love summer Lore, but too bad.. in Bremen we have rain season instead of summer
love to try this one! that ementaler stick calls me :))
That picture is gorgeous. Down here all we have is stuffed peppers, but that looks much nicer and lighter! What is farmer’s cheese? I must look it up!
Your presentation is perfect and your picture is flawless! Well done!
So simple and so delicious. I’m with you I don’t like the heat either.
This sounds like a really nice, easy appetizer. Yummy. Love the pic too
You were just totally frank weren’t you! It made me laugh and it’s so pretty! I love it.
consider the egg ignored.
thanks again for sending this to me, and try not to let the heat get the best of you.
“C’est tout, easy and refreshing!” agree …. looking so good!
looks so delicious. totally new to me! summers are unbearable..
Hi Lore,
I definitely have more energy as well in the Winter. What I do like in the Summer is not the oppressive heat (could pass on that one) but the fruits and varied salads I get to eat. Your stuffed tomato salad looks tasty and so simple. Great recipe!
My tomatoes are just ripening now. This will be a great quick dinner with a loaf of crusty bread.
Thanks!
That looks beautiful. I’ve got leftover chicken salad in the fridge and I’m going to put it in a tomato for lunch.
You’re not weird at all. I’m so glad you like the GLUG! If you’re not careful, he’ll come pester you!
This is absolutely tasty Lore, Mom made but dont put cheese I think cheese is wonderful in it!!! Look lovely!xxGloria
I hate Ohio’s summers, they are so hot and humid. But I love Mexico City’s summers, they are cool and it storms every single day. Oh what a beautiful season to be down there. However, this year here in Ohio hasn’t been too bad. I haven’t turn on the A/C in one week! (knock on wood)
The best part of the summers over here is the abundance of fresh vegetables. That’s the only thing that makes it bearable for me
I am a summer person. I love summer even if it’s very hot. I never had farmer’s cheese before but I am sure this will work with other types of cheese. It sounds like a great appetizer.
Lore, you are a magician. All ingredients in your hands turn out great dish. This looks so pretty and yummy!
I’m with you, Lore.
I HATE summer. I love the winter, the snow and everything else that comes with it.:)
The appetizer looks good even to me- a vegetarian.:-)
yummilicous tomatoes..you are killing me that delish picture!
Nice blog. First time here. Appetizer looks gr8.
I know what you mean about the heat… Here is impossible, good to have a cool stuffed tomato like that to cool us off!
Lore,
You poor thing, most people like summer. I always like summer because I don’t have to worry to nag my son about his school stuff. I do agree about the weather, though it’s nice and still (sometimes) chilly here in Northern CA.
Hey your recipe is fun for entertaining, what if I use tiny tomatoes? I think it will make a good presentation for an appetizer.
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Versatile! Terrific dish to pass along. I got a kick out of the whimsical cheese stick, gave your tomato some flair! I think the green olives would have been a nice addition, oh that darn heat indeed! Stay Cool Lore!
I’m with you. If it weren’t for gardening, summer would be unbearable! I’m looking forward to chanterelle picking in two months.
What a gorgeous picture. My husband would love this dish and it definitely is a great idea to beat the heat. I am all for that as well. How many days until winter???
A great summer appetizer! I have just picked a few tomatoes from our garden and will make this for lunch today. Thanks for sharing.
This is a really interesting appetizer/hors d’oeuvre. How did you think of adding the egg?
A wonderful summer appetizer! You poor love Lore, I do like a little warmth but not blazing hot sun…
Rosie x
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, I’m really glad you like the recipe, it makes a wonderful appetizer. I just bought some farmers’ cheese and I’ll be making these again tomorrow