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Stuffed Tomatoes with Lentil Caper Filling

Whole tomatoes filled with a savory lentil-caper-paprika mixture, oven-baked with cheese and parsley. Vegetarian, high-protein dinner better than meat.

20 min prep / 55 min total
186 kcal
7.1g protein
4 servings
Easy

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Ingredients

Ingredients updated to metric measurements
  • 1onion
  • 30 mlolive oil

    refined

  • garlic
  • 1carrot
  • capers
  • red sweet paprika
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 4tomatoes

    large, for stuffing

  • ½ cuplentils
  • water

    for cooking lentils

  • parsley
  • cheese

    for topping

Instructions

  1. Saute 1 chopped onion in 30ml refined olive oil with garlic until golden; add grated carrot, capers, red sweet paprika, salt and black pepper.

  2. Scoop out the pulp from 4 tomatoes and blend it; add to the pan.

  3. Stir in 1/2 cup lentils and enough water; cover and cook until tender.

  4. Fold in parsley and spoon the mixture into the hollowed tomatoes.

  5. Top with cheese and transfer any extra filling to a separate dish with cheese.

  6. Bake at 180°C for 20- until bubbly.

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