Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Prepare the Tomatoes: Wash tomatoes and slice each in half horizontally. Scoop out the insides while keeping the skins intact.
 - Apply the Pesto Sauce: Pour pesto into a squirt bottle and squeeze around the inner rim of each tomato half.
 - Fill with Cream Cheese: Use a spatula to fill each tomato half with cream cheese, mixing in some pesto.
 - Add the Black Olive Pupils: Press a sliced black olive into the center of each filled tomato.
 - Enhance with More Pesto: Squirt a small dot of pesto into the center of each olive pupil.
 - Plate and Serve: Arrange on a large basil leaf or festive platter and serve immediately.
 
Nutrition
Notes
These appetizers can be made a few hours in advance and kept in the refrigerator until serving.
