Tomatoes with Seafood Dressing

Pureed shrimp dressing, served over garden fresh tomatoes makes a delicious light lunch. It is so simple to prepare, you will want to keep a can of shrimp in the cupboard to dress up a repast for unexpected company.

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned shrimp
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• 1 ½ cups finely grated carrots
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 0.5 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 4 leaves of lettuce

Steps

1. Add shrimp, eggs, carrots, onion, salt, and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until just combined. Blend mayonnaise with lemon juice and mustard; mix into shrimp mixture with a fork.
2. Core tomatoes. Cut into quarters without cutting all the way to the bottom. Place each tomato on a lettuce leaf, and open. Spoon shrimp mixture into the center. Serve