Tomatoes Stuffed with Chard and Pine Nuts
From Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans and other Good Things – Landau & Myers, via Gina Johnson
8 T olive oil, divided
½ c pine nuts
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c cooked, chopped, drained chard or spinach
6 medium tomatoes
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1-2 t sugar
2 T minced fresh basil
Sauté pine nuts in 2 T olive oil until light brown. Add 2 more T oil, onion, and garlic; sauté until soft. Remove from heat. Add cooked chard and 2 more T oil and mix. Hollow cavities of tomatoes. Sprinkle insides with salt, pepper, sugar, and basil. Stuff with chard mixture. Arrange tomatoes in baking pan. Drizzle remaining 2 T of oil over. Bake at 350⁰ for 15 mn. Chill, then bring to room temperature before serving.