TOMATO BALLS

TOMATO BALLS

Ingredients (for 8 to 10 people)

500g cherry tomatoes

2 large onions, chopped fine

2 fresh Spring onions chopped in little rings

1 tsp chopped fresh mint (or parsley)

1tsp baking powder

2 or 3 tbsfl flour

1 cup flour

salt, pepper

2 cups olive oil for browning

Halve the tomatoes and place in the blender. Switch the blender on and off 3 or 4 times, till the tomatoes are chopped into very small bits (but not reduce to a pulp).

Empty the mixture into a fine colander, and leave for 1 hour for the liquids to drain. Empty the drained tomatoes into a bowl. Mix them with the remainder of the ingredients.

The mixture should be fairly thick. if necessary, add a little more flour. Put the oil into a deep non-stick frying pan and allow to become very hot. Take the tomato mixture a spoonful at a time and put it into the hot oil.

Fry the tomato balls over a fierce flame until they have a nice deep rosy colour on both sides. Then put tem on absorbent kitchen roll so they are not oily. Serve hot at once.