Spicy Tequila-spiked Cherry Tomatoes

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb cherry tomatoes (about 35)
• 1 fresh jalapeno chilie
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1/3 cup v8 vegetable juice or 1/3 cup tomato juice
• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh coriander leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 35 fresh coriander leaves, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 cut off 1/4-inch from blossom end (opposite stem end) of each tomato and with a 1/4-teaspoon measure carefully scoop out seeds.
• 2 wearing rubber gloves, seed and mince jalapeño.
• 3 in a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over vegetable-juice cocktail or tomato juice and let stand 1 minute to soften.
• 4 heat mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved.
• 5 remove pan from heat and stir in jalapeño and all remaining ingredients except tomatoes.
• 6 cool filling slightly.
• 7 using a small spoon and holding each tomato over saucepan, spoon filling into tomatoes, arranging tomatoes on a platter as filled.
• 8 chill tomatoes, covered, 4 hours, or until filling is set, up to 1 day.
• 9 garnish each tomato with a coriander leaf.