Tequila Spiked Tomato Bombs

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb small cherry tomatoes (about 35)
• 1 fresh jalapeno
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1/3 cup vegetable juice cocktail (v-8)
• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 1 tablespoon finely minced onion
• 1 tablespoon finely minced cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 whole fresh cilantro leaf, for garninsh one for each tomato

Recipe

• 1 cut off 1/4 inch from the blossom end (opposite the stem, they will stand firmly on their stem ends) of each tomato and with a 1/4 teaspoon measure carefuly scoop out the insides and discard.
• 2 wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince the jalepeno.
• 3 in a small saucepan,sprinkle gelatin over vegetable juice and let stand for 1 minute to soften.
• 4 heat mixture over moderately low heat, stirring continuously, until gelatin is dissolved.
• 5 remove pan from heat and stir in jalapeno, tequila, onion, minced cilantro, salt and celery salt.
• 6 cool filling slightly.
• 7 using a small spoon and holding each tomato over the saucepan, spoon filling into tomatoes, arranging on a platter as filled.
• 8 chill covered tomatoes for 4 hours, or until filling is set, up to 1 day.
• 9 garnish each tomato with a cilantro leaf before serving.