These are the coolest looking (and great tasting!) hor d’oeuvres and will definitely make your dinner guests think you have been slaving away in the kitchen for hours, even though they take just minutes.

Here’s the how to:

Lightly sore the bottom of each tomato with an X mark.  Pop in rapidly boiling water (just a few at a time) until the skin just loosens from the X marking (a minute or two).  Immediately remove the tomatoes with a slotted spoon and shock in a bowl of ice water.   Then, with a paring knife, carefully peel the skin back, leaving just a bit attached at the stem.  Dip the underside with a dab of pesto and place on top of a large shaving of Parmesan cheese (you can make these shavings by using a vegetable peeler on a larger chunk of hard cheese).  Arrange on a fancy platter and presto!

Filed Under: Food Talk