Red-Eye Specials

From Better Homes and Gardens
Makes 60 eyes (30 servings)
Prep: 30 minutes
Start to Finish: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients

• 30 small plum tomatoes (about 2 inches long)
• 2/3 cup purchased pesto
• 2 containers (6 oz. each) bocconcini (mini fresh mozzarella balls)
• About 30 pitted black olives
• 2  green onions

 

Directions

Cut tomatoes in half crosswise. Trim off the end of each half so that tomato cup will set upright. Scoop out insides of tomato with small spoon and/or melon baller. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon pesto into each tomato cup. Drain bocconcini and cut each piece in half. Use end of drinking straw to scoop out a little dent in center of the rounded side of each bocconcini. Use same straw to cut out "pupils" from olive halves. Place half a bocconcini in each tomato cup. Place olive inside the hole for pupil. For eyelashes, using scissors, cut the green top of the green onions into 1/4-inch pieces. Snip the onion ring so that you have a narrow strip. Use scissors to make multiple cuts almost to edge of strip. Tuck eyelashes into gap between cheese and tomato with toothpick. Makes 60 eyes (30 servings).