Spicy Tequila-Spiked Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 pound small cherry tomatoes (about 35)
- 1 fresh jalapeno chili
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1/3 cup vegetable-juice cocktail such as V-8, or tomato juice
- 3 tablespoons white Tequila
- 1 tablespoon minced white onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh coriander leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- Garnish: about 35 fresh coriander leaves
- Cut off 1/4 inch from blossom end (opposite stem end) of each tomato and with a 1/4-teaspoon measure carefully scoop out seeds.
- Wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince jalapeno.
- In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over vegetable-juice cocktail or tomato juice and let stand 1 minute to soften.
- Heat mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in jalapeno and all remaining ingredients except tomatoes.
- Cool filling slightly.
- Using a small spoon and holding each tomato over saucepan, spoon filling into tomatoes, arranging tomatoes on a platter as filled.
- Chill tomatoes, covered, 4 hours, or until filling is set, and up to 1 day.
- Garnish each tomato with a coriander leaf.
tomatoes, jalapeno chili, unflavored gelatin, vegetablejuice cocktail, white tequila, white onion, fresh coriander leaves, salt, celery salt, coriander leaves
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-tequila-spiked-cherry-tomatoes-14565 (may not work)