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Tomato salad in individual containers

Tomato salad in individual containers

Appetizers

Hollowed-out tomatoes filled with a crisp salad of lettuce, bell peppers, and cucumber, and decorated with cheese “sails”: a fresh and playful appetizer.

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Recipe from Persino, Alessia, Magalia and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These hollowed-out tomatoes transform into small boats filled with vegetables. The cheese sails add a playful touch, making them ideal for a buffet.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$9.35 $1.56 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $2.06
  • $5.85
  • $0.38
  • $0.79
  • $0.24
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the tomatoes, cut off the top, and scoop out the flesh. Chop the flesh into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Wash, dry, and chop the lettuce. ≈ 8 min
  3. Peel the cucumber and chop it into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  4. Remove the seeds from the peppers and chop them into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  5. Prepare the sauce: mix the lemon juice with the salt and pepper, then add the olive oil. ≈ 4 min
  6. Pour les légumes, add the sauce and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  7. Cut the cheese slices into triangles and skewer them on toothpicks. Garnish the tomatoes with salad and arrange the cheese slices on top. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Tomato salad in individual containers

  • 6 tomatoes$2.06
  • a few heads of iceberg lettuce$5.85
  • Half a bell pepper$0.38
  • 1 cucumber$0.79
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil$0.24
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03

Total$9.35

that's $1.56 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 tomatoes
  • a few heads of iceberg lettuce
  • 3 portions of semi-hard cheese
  • Half a bell pepper
  • Half a bell pepper
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of pepper

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