¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de septiembre/setiembre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is September 16, 2023.)
El plato de la semana es: tomates rellenos. (The dish of the week is: stuffed tomatoes.)
Tomates rellenos are a simple, summer Argentine dish. Tomato shells are usually stuffed with eggs, rice, or tuna (or a combination of them) along with mayonnaise and parsley. Note that Argentina’s summer is during the northern hemisphere’s winter. So, tomates rellenos are often a Christmas holiday feature there.
Para preparar los tomates rellenos necesitamos: (To prepare tomates rellenos, we need:)
| huevos duros | (hard-boiled eggs) |
| atún | (tuna) |
| mayonesa | (mayonnaise) |
| ajo | (garlic) |
| perejil | (parsley) |
| sal | (salt) |
| pimienta | (pepper) |
| tomates | (tomatoes) |
| lechuga | (lettuce) |
Wrap up your summer with some tomates rellenos following this receta (recipe). ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it. To practice reading in Spanish, lee esta receta.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz