Tomatoes Florentine Recipe
Ingredients
| Tomatoes | 6 Medium | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Frozen chopped spinach | 12 Ounce | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| All purpose flour | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Milk | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 hard-cooked eggs | ||
Directions
1. Cut a slice, 1/4 inch thick, off the top of each tomato. Scoop out the insides of tomatoes, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle insides with salt and set aside.
2. Cook fresh spinach in small amount of boiling water 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well; chop and return to saucepan. (Or prepare frozen spinach according to package directions; drain well.) Add butter or margarine; stir until melted.
3. Blend togetherflourand milk; add to spinach. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
4. Sieve one hard-cooked egg yolk and set aside. Chop remaining egg and egg white and add to creamed spinach.
5. Fill tomatoes with spinach mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
6. Sprinkle tops of tomatoes with sieved egg yolk just before serving.
2. Cook fresh spinach in small amount of boiling water 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well; chop and return to saucepan. (Or prepare frozen spinach according to package directions; drain well.) Add butter or margarine; stir until melted.
3. Blend togetherflourand milk; add to spinach. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
4. Sieve one hard-cooked egg yolk and set aside. Chop remaining egg and egg white and add to creamed spinach.
5. Fill tomatoes with spinach mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
6. Sprinkle tops of tomatoes with sieved egg yolk just before serving.
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