Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches
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Ingredients
- 8 sliceshearty bread
- 4 leaveslettuce
- 4 mediumgreen tomatoes
- 0.75 cupunbleached flour
- 0.5 cupcornmeal
- 2 piecelarge eggs, beaten
- 2 tbspbutter
- 0.5 cupolive oil
- 8 slicesbacon
- 0.25 cuppesto
- 0.25 cupmayo
- 1 tbsplemon juice
- 2 teaspoondijon mustard
Instructions
- 1
Cook bacon in a skillet, medium low heat for 10-15 minutes, until crisp
- 2
Meanwhile, slice tomatoes into 1/3 inch thick rounds
- 3
Place 1/4 cup flour in one bowl, beaten eggs in another and the remainder of flour & cornmeal in a third bowl
- 4
Dip both sides of the tomatoes in the flour, then eggs and finally in the flour/cornmeal. Set finished tomatoes on a wire rack to avoid sticking & losing the coating
- 5
Heat cast iron skillet to medium-high with olive oil & 1 tablespoon of butter. Fry each side of the tomatoes for about 2 minutes (until golden brown). Between batches, add the remaining tablespoon of butter. Transfer any finished tomatoes to the wire rack and place in the over ( 200 degrees to keep them warm).
- 6
Mix together the pesto, mayo, lemon juice and mustard to form a spread, season with salt/pepper
- 7
Toast the bread
- 8
Assemble each sandwich with fried tomatoes, lettuce, basil/mayo spread & bacon. Enjoy!