Heirloom tomatoes, marvelously sweet and robust, pair beautifully with earthy, creamy flageolet beans and the bright perfumed notes of fresh thyme. I love to serve stuffed heirloom tomatoes in summertime for a light supper, partnered with a light salad dressed with vinaigrette.
The markets are positively brimming with piles of round, robust heirloom tomatoes. When they're abundant and plentiful, I buy them by the case - dressing some with olive oil and herbs for Tomatoes Provençale, and serving others in salads. I like to stuff heirloom tomatoes with beans, pine nuts, breadcrumbs, and fresh thyme.
Flageolet Beans for Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
A variety of bean that's popular in France, flageolet beans are small, tender, and pale green with a lovely creaminess. Their mild flavor and delicate texture blend beautifully with robust flavors like garlic and herbs, and the way they hold their shape during cooking makes them great for seasoning and stuffing into firm, ripe heirloom tomatoes.
Farmers harvest flageolet beans earlier than other beans before they reach full maturity, which gives them their small size, mild flavor, and pale green color.
You can find flageolet beans at many farmers' markets and in well-stocked natural food stores. If you can't find them, small white beans make a good substitute.
Bonnie says
The combination of creamy flageolet beans and fresh thyme inside those sweet, juicy tomatoes was a summer delight. Highly recommend giving it a shot!
eliz says
Very good
Dee says
Love your recipes, nice and healthy. Thank you.
Dee
priya says
This is the best stuffed tomato recipe I've tried.
Laura ~ Raise Your Garden says
I have 3 raised beds measuring 4 feet across and 16 feet long and grew over 36 tomato plants including Heirloom tomatoes!!! Love seeing innovative recipes like this because they allow me to experiment with my tomatoes and don't cost me much $$$.