Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Bacon and Lettuce (Mini BLTs)

Five simple ingredients are all you need to wow friends and family with a tasty appetizer. I love to make these as much as I love to share them.

30 cherry tomatoes
¾ cup mayonnaise
2 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves, torn into 1" pieces
¼ cup croutons, broken into pieces
3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
black pepper, coarsely ground

Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out and discard pulp; invert tomatoes on paper towels to drain. Pipe mayonnaise into tomatoes.

Roll lettuce pieces and insert into tomato centers. Repeat with croutons and bacon. Sprinkle with pepper. Cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour.

Makes about 2½ dozen.

Nutritional Information:
1 appetizer: 27 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 55mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.