Stuffed Peppers
Begin by cutting a circle around the stem of the pepper.
Carefully pull out the stem and ribs.
Remove the remaining ribs by scraping with a spoon.
Wash the pepper in cold running water to remove any remaining seeds.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Slice off the stem of a whole, clean, mushroom. With a small teaspoon (1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon), or small melon baller, scoop out the inside of the mushroom. Fill with prepared stuffing or favorite dip.
Stuffed Tomatoes
Slice off the top of the tomato. With a small teaspoon (1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon), or small melon baller, scoop out the inside of the tomato. Fill with prepared stuffing or favorite dip.
Cucumbers balls are a great garnish for salads or desserts.
Begin by slicing the cucumber in half.
The seeds should remain in the cucumber for sufficient flesh. With a melon baller, make balls with the flesh of the cucumber.
Most often considered as the Spanish olive, that has gone through a process that inserts a pimento, garlic, nut, onion or other similar item into the olive in order to slightly season the taste of the olive.
A pitted olive that is manually stuffed with ingredients such as nuts, garlic, onion, or some other food item to give the olive a slightly seasoned flavor.