Cheese-stuffed Love Apples

Ingredients

• ½ cup nonfat or low-fat cottage cheese
• ¼ lb soft, fresh goat cheese
• 2 tbsp plain nonfat yogurt
• ¼ to ½ cup chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, tarragon, dill, and chives), or to taste
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 10 small dill sprigs for garnish

Directions

1. Put cottage cheese and goat cheese in food processor fitted with steel blade, and purée until smooth.
2. Add yogurt, and process 1 to 2 minutes more, or until very smooth.
3. Scrape into bowl, and stir in herbs, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. Cut off thin slice from top of each cherry tomato.
5. Using small spoon, scoop out seeds and flesh from centers.
6. Lightly salt insides of tomatoes, and invert on rack set in sink. Drain 5 to 10 minutes.
7. Spoon herbed cheese into each tomato, garnish with dill sprig and serve, or refrigerate until serving time.