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Ingredients:
- 1 cup cooked red or black quinoa
- 8 medium on-the-vine tomatoes
- ⅓ can quartered artichokes (about 4 ounces, or ½ cup), roughly chopped
- ½ cup full fat feta, plus a few tablespoons extra for topping
- 15 kalamata olives, sliced thin (I prefer the Mediterranean Organic brand)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves fresh garlic (minced or use a garlic press)
- ground sea salt, to taste
Instructions:
- Cook your quinoa: Measure out ⅓ cup of quinoa, pour into a mesh colandar, and rinse the quinoa under running water for a minute. Pour the rinsed quinoa into a small pot and add ⅔ cup water (you’re going for a 1:2 ratio of quinoa and water). Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from heat, let sit for a few minutes, and fluff with a fork. ⅓ cup uncooked quinoa should yield a little over one cup cooked quinoa. I would use all of it in the filling.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
- Core the tomatoes by slicing off the top ⅛ inch of each tomato. Run a small knife vertically around the core. Be careful not to cut through the bottom. Use your finger to gently pull out the core and use the knife to clean out any excess left inside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the filling (cooked quinoa, feta, artichokes, olives, olive oil and garlic).
- Taste and add salt if necessary (feta and olives are salty to begin with, so you may not need any).
- Spray your dish with cooking oil and brush the tops of the cored tomatoes with olive oil.
- Use a spoon to stuff the tomatoes with the quinoa mixture.
- Top each tomato with extra feta.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the feta starts to turn golden.
- Garnish each tomato with a small basil leaf.
Ingredients:
- 3 ripe pears
- 4 large beetroot
- 200 g feta cheese
- a few sprigs of fresh mint
- 1 large handful of sunflower seeds , optional
- LEMON OIL DRESSING
- 1 lemon
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions:
- Make the dressing by squeezing the lemon juice into a clean jam jar, topping up with 10 tablespoons of oil, and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
- Secure the lid on the jar, give it a good shake, and put aside until needed.
- Peel and slice the pears and beets into fine matchsticks – if your knife skills aren’t up to speed yet, use a matchstick peeler, mandolin (use the guard!) or box grater.
- Dress the matchsticks in a little of the lemon oil dressing (keep the rest in the fridge for another day) – taste to check that the flavours are balanced, then adjust the seasoning, if needed.
- Divide the salad between plates or place on a serving platter, then crumble over the creamy feta.
- Pick and roughly chop the mint leaves, then sprinkle over the salad with the sunflower seeds (if using).
