My abundant crop of tomatoes brought me to look for a new and interesting recipe.  Cosmic Cuisine brings a new and simple tomato delight.  It has been developed for the Aries person who loves speed and appreciates food that is prepared quickly.

Tomatoes stuffed with creamed cheese and basil

Serves 4

Mars has rule over basil, the king of herbs, as well as over tomatoes, basil’s natural partner.

4 large beefsteak tomatoes

1 cup cottage cheese

2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese

3 tablespoons soft breadcrumbs

1 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

2 egg yolks

black pepper

butter

Cut the tops off the tomatoes and hollow out the insides.  Dry the shells by sprinkling with salt and leaving upside down to drain for 10 minutes.

Puree the cottage cheese and mix with the Parmesan, 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs, basil and egg yolks.  Season with pepper.  Fill the tomatoes with the mixture and place on a greased baking dish.  Sprinkle the rest of the breadcrumbs on top  and dot with butter.  Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until cooked.  Serve hot, warm or cool.

P.S.  I made the strawberry/rose petal ice cream today from the Cosmic Cuisine  cookbook  The strawberries rather over come the rose taste, but there is a bit of a difference given by the roses, and the whole mix is really tasty.