Ingredients
1/3
cup peppered Boursin cheese (from a 5.2-oz package), softened
1/4
cup finely chopped fresh basil
18
very thin slices Genoa salami (3 1/2 inches in diameter; 1/4 lb)
Directions
1.
Stir together cheese and basil until combined well. Put 1/2 teaspoon cheese in center of 1 salami round. Press 1 tomato, stemmed end down, into cheese (to stabilize it), then gather salami up around tomato. Turn wrapped tomato on its side and tie salami with a chive just below gathers (handle chive gently so it won\'t break), leaving top of tomato exposed. Make more \"blossoms\" in same manner, then trim chives.
3.
Tomato blossoms can be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, loosely covered with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.
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