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Trio of Vegetable Appetizers with Mediterranean TapenadeThese appetizers are great served together. The cucumbers and tomatoes can be served with a nice dipping sauce or vinaigrette. The mushrooms are good with a little of your favorite cheese sprinkled over the top just after baking. Ingredients:
For tomatoes: Slice the stem-end off of the tomatoes and gently squeeze the seeds out. Make a small slice off the bottom of the tomatoes so that they can stand up. Fill the center of each tomato with the Mediterranean Tapenade -- a pastry bag will make this a breeze. Place tomatoes on a platter for service. For cucumbers: Cut the ends off the cucumbers. Take a long cylindrical object such as a wooden spoon handle or sharpening steel and wrap it in plastic wrap. Insert into the end of the cucumber to create a hollowed-out center. Fill the hollow with the Mediterranean Tapenade; again, a pastry bag will greatly simplify this. Cut the cucumbers into 1/2" slices, giving you circles of cucumber with tapenade centers. Place on a platter for service. For mushrooms: Place the mushrooms on a baking sheet, stem side up. Fill with the tapenade, and bake in a 350° preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove onto a platter for service. |
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