Warm Quinoa and Zucchini-stuffed Tomatoes

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup quinoa
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1½ cups purified water or vegetable stock
* ¼ teaspoon salt
* ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
* ½ medium onion, chopped
* 1 cup grated zucchini
* 2 tablespoons currants or raisins
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or basil
* ½ teaspoon ground curry (or cumin)
* ¼ teaspoon paprika
* 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
* 6 medium tomatoes
* 2 teaspoons breadcrumbs
* 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350 °F.
# In a small saucepan, toss the quinoa in, add one tablespoon olive oil, stir, pour in the water, salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning, and bring to a boil.
# Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat.
# Pour one tablespoon olive oil into a nonstick pan and sauté the chopped onions, zucchini, currants, parsley or basil, curry, paprika and lemon juice over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
# Scoop the quinoa into the sauté pan and mix thoroughly with a spoon until it is blended with the vegetables to make an aromatic stuffing. Remove from heat.
# Create a lid for each tomato by cutting a star shape around the stem about ¼-inch deep. Remove the top and set it aside.
# Scoop out the seeds of each tomato and some of the loose pulp, being careful to leave a strong wall of tomato all around.
# Spoon equal amounts of the stuffing into the cavities of each tomato, filling them up generously.
# Put the tomatoes in a small ceramic or glass baking dish and garnish with a sprinkle of bread crumbs and one teaspoon Parmesan cheese per tomato.
# Cover the baking dish with a glass lid or foil and bake for 25 minutes. Tomatoes should be firm and easy to transfer from the baking dish to the serving plates.
# Garnish by putting the star-shaped tomato lids back on top of each tomato.
Category:Vegetarian Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes
Category:Currant Recipes
Category:Zucchini Recipes
Category:Raisin Recipes
Category:Quinoa Recipes
Category:Basil Recipes