Stuffed Tomatoes

Red and green are the colors for Christmas, so it is only fitting that these colors be used in presenting appetizers. This recipe for stuffed tomatoes fits the bill perfectly.

1 brick (8 oz.) cream cheese
½ cup finely chopped black olives
½ cup finely chopped pimentos
½ cup finely chopped parsley
2 dozen cherry tomatoes, halved, with the seeds scooped out

Mix the cream cheese, olives, pimentos and half of the parsley together in a mixing bowl. Reserve half of the parsley for garnish. Stuff each of the tomato halves with the cream cheese mixture and top with a sprinkling of the reserved parsley. Arrange on a platter and decorate with additional parsley sprigs.

Yields: 12 servings
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

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