Tomato Appetizers with Basil Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 medium red tomatoes
• Fresh basil leaves
• A block of mozzarella cheese (not shredded)
• A pinch of salt
• Some fresh thyme leaves for garnish
• For the basil sauce:
• A bunch of fresh basil leaves
• A small cup (coffee cup) of olive oil
• A pinch of salt
• Juice of one lemon

Method

1. Begin by preparing the basil sauce: place the washed, dry basil leaves in a blender with the olive oil and salt...
2. After a few minutes, add the lemon juice and blend until the mixture is smooth...
3. Place the basil sauce mixture in the refrigerator...
4. Wash the tomatoes and slice them horizontally through the middle...
5. Place slices of mozzarella cheese in the center of each tomato half...
6. Add some basil leaves and green thyme on top of each tomato...
7. Insert wooden skewers vertically into the center of each tomato, then pour the basil sauce over the tomatoes
8. This tomato appetizer with basil sauce recipe is from a friend and chef of the Shou Tabkhin Today site
9. Amal Khudr
10. Click on Amal's name to visit her personal page
11. To get Amal's chicken quesadilla recipe click this link: Chicken Quesadilla with Saj Bread
12. For the recipe and method to prepare guacamole avocado sauce click this link: How to Make Guacamole Sauce
13. For a delicious eggplant maqluba recipe click this link Vegetarian Eggplant Maqluba
14. Fried Eggplant with Thyme Sauce