Starters Recipes - Hollywood Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup brown rice

• 6 beefsteak tomatoes

• 200 g/7 oz/1 packet low-fat soft cheese

• A little single (light) cream

• 10 ready-to-eat stoned (pitted) prunes, chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp snipped chives

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 6 pecan halves

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Method:

1. Cook the rice according to the packet directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.

2. Meanwhile, cut a slice off the top of each tomato, scoop out the seeds and discard. Wipe dry with kitchen paper.

3. Mash the cheese with a little cream, the prunes and the chives.

4. Work in the rice and add a little more cream to soften if necessary. Season with pepper.

5. Pile into the tomatoes and top each with a pecan half. Chill before serving.