Easy to Make Tulip Tomatoes

This food art will wow any crowd this spring! Check out just how simple it is to make these Tulip Tomatoes with the Recipe & Directions.

Easter & Spring mean the return of the dinner party and backyard BBQ. They signify the return of playing outside, gardening, and farmers markets. These Tulip Tomatoes are so perfect to serve for all of those!

With stem side down, cut a cross in the top of each cherry tomato (about ¾ down the tomato). It may take you a tomato or 2 to get the technique down. Using a spoon ( a grapefruit spoon works very well) to scrape out the tomato seeds gently.

Take a grilling skewer or toothpick and make a hole where the stem currently is. You may need to twist the skewer in a circle a few times to make room for the chive to fit through.

Finely chop or grate the cucumber. Mix cream cheese, cucumber, and basil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each tomato tulip (adjust depending on the size of a ).

Insert a chive into the hole at the bottom of each tomato. Use a damp paper towel to clean any excess cream cheese filling from outside of tomatoes. Prepare the tulip bouquet on a large plate or platter. Use the fresh chive stalk to wrap around the tulip stems to complete the bouquet.

Tulip Tomatoes

Tulip Tomatoes

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Ingredients

• 15 Large Cherry Tomatoes
• 16 stalks of chives
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 cucumber
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• salt & pepper 

Instructions

• With stem side down, cut a cross in the top of each cherry tomato (about ¾ down the tomato).
• Using a spoon (a grapefruit spoon works very well) to scrape out the tomato seeds gently.
• Take a grilling skewer or toothpick and make a hole where the stem currently is. You may need to twist the skewer in a circle a few times to make room for the chive to fit through.
• Finely chop or grate cucumber.
• Mix cream cheese, cucumber and basil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each tomato tulip (adjust depending on the size of tomatoes).
• Insert a chive into the hole at the bottom of each tomato.
• Use a damp paper towel to clean any excess cream cheese filling from outside of tomatoes.
• Prepare the tulip bouquet on a large plate or platter. Use the extra chive stalk to wrap around the tulip stems to complete the bouquet.

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Aren't they cute?!

Amanda Carlisle

I am Amanda. Mom to 3 wonderful kids & lots of furbabies. Plus wife to my hubby, David, for 20 years (gosh that makes me sound old). In our house we love to get outside, have family fun, and enjoy all Florida has to offer (Hey, Universal!) We do all of that with a few shortcuts.