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BLT Bites

- SERVES
- 12
- PREP
- 5 Min
- CHILL TIME
- 2 Hr
Bring home the bacon and be the top tomato in the kitchen when you make these novel bite-size BLT Bites as super appetizers or snacks!
What You'll Need
- 12 -14 cherry tomatoes
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup bacon bits
What to Do
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Cut off a thin slice off of each tomato top. Scoop out and discard seeds.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Spoon into tomatoes. Refrigerate for several hours.
Notes
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Edmund K
Nov 19, 2017
I love the idea behind these. I also appreciate the comments and ideas expressed by others. Roma tomatoes are definitely the way to go for me. Using cherry tomatoes (unless I can find extra-large ones) just seems a bit too fiddly for my tastes (and patience). I can see whipping up a plate of these for snacking while watching TV or entertaining friends. I'd definitely use real crumbled bacon for this. I also came across some shredded Smoky Bacon Cheddar from Kraft that I think would work wonderfully.
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msdeb21
Jun 30, 2017
These sound like tasty bites but a bit of work for tiny cherry tomatoes. I think I will use Roma tomatoes and also add crab meat. I like looking at the other reviewers' ideas. It helps me to be a better cook. These will be like little blt's and little crab meat blt's.
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spookyole 8331063
Jun 30, 2017
I use a roma tomato and cut it in half. Makes it easier to fill but still small enough to pass as bite size.
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meatandtaters
Jun 12, 2015
I would cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise. Then the seeds wouldn't be so hard to remove and they wouldn't roll over. The suggestions of cream cheese and real bacon would make this very good.
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BeckySue
May 26, 2016
Thanks for the tip! I thought these would be wonderful for my Memorial Day picnic at my house but then I thought how long it would take to make enough. If I cut them lengthwise that'll cut down on the prep time considerably. And I have other things that I have streamlined so this would be the only thing that's really time consuming but it looks like it's worth it. I don't entertain as much as I used to so the Memorial Day picnic is a big one for me and I want it to be nice for everybody and have a lot of food and a lot of choices.
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Kit71971
Nov 03, 2014
These are incredible! They do take a little bit of time, but the results are SOOO worth it. Try these, you won't be sorry.
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aecw1947 9270672
Jun 29, 2014
Made this , but added drained & chopped smoked oysters or a pouch of smoked tuna. Really good no matter what.
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jalexis3 2404243
Jun 27, 2014
A little time consuming, but well worth it. YUM
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dferrigan 3007613
Apr 16, 2014
I have made this a couple of times using 2 parts whipped cream cheese and 1 part mayo. Everyone just loves them. It just takes quite a while to get the tomatoes ready when making them for a group.
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Cjkilian121 0048178
Feb 22, 2014
Where's the lettuce?
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Test Kitchen Team
Feb 24, 2014
We use green onion instead of lettuce, keeps the same green color but just adds a little more flavor than lettuce would.
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rosebud2000
Feb 21, 2014
Made this with cream cheese and crab, excellent! ! ! !
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dkitkatt 1352206
Dec 13, 2013
I bet this would be good if you substitute cream cheese for the mayo
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ashcraftv 8319425
Dec 13, 2013
First time I looked a the recipe the bacon bits didn't show up, therefore disregard my first comment.
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ashcraftv 8319425
Dec 13, 2013
How can it be BLT if there is NO bacon in the receipe?????
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foodiegirlie
Jun 17, 2013
This was horrible! Something seriously wrong with the recipe. Way to much filling, especially mayonaise!!!
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sidgara 6434171
Jun 14, 2013
Miracle Whip and real bacon make it so much better.
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Mrs Budd
Mar 05, 2013
I grow a huge tomato garden every year, I'm always looking for new tomato recipes. This one look good and fun.
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Momala
Sep 16, 2012
I've been making a variation on this for YEARS! One package low salt/no sugar bacon, baked at 350 for 20 minutes rather than bacon bits; reduce mayo to 1/2 cup; 3 Tbsp parmesan cheese rather than cheddar; add 1/2 cup minced parsley (makes it really green!). This will fill one package of cherry tomatoes. Easiest way to scoop out tomato seeds in cherry tomatoes is to use the 1/4 tsp measure of a metal measuring spoon set. Momala
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judiu
Sep 16, 2012
Reduce mayo to 1/2 cup, add 1/4 cup of sour cream, if desired.
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Rose S
Aug 15, 2012
If you are making a lot of these, put the filling in a ziplock bag and cut off the corner. You can then squeeze filling into the tomatoes, much neater and faster than spooning the filling in.
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srhankins 7886990
Jul 16, 2012
Someone got this recipe from this site, and made these at a recent family reunion I attended; and they were delicious! Thus, I'm on here getting the recipe to make myself.
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little miss 0915
Jul 05, 2012
rather than throw out the seeds, mix them into the filling.
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little miss 0915
Jul 05, 2012
sour cream sounds good too as a substitute for the mayo.
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schmidtjulie58 2010807
Jun 23, 2012
love tomatos love this recipe sounds good with cream cheese thanks jordysmom
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grannyblu
Jun 23, 2012
Sound good ...cant wait for my cherry tomatoes to turn red
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jordysmom95 3045226
Jun 22, 2012
These are delicious! I have also made them with cream cheese instead of mayo, and loved them, as well!
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Jeronimo Dan
Jun 22, 2012
I really can't say, as there was once again no recipe, or information at all on the subject in question?
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