Fried Green Tomato BL(A)T
sandwich
Ingredients
4 fresh sandwich rolls , sliced in half
8 slices cripsy bacon
4 pieces butter lettuce
2 avocados , pealed and sliced
2 green heirloom tomatoes
mayonnaise (homemade if possible)
2 eggs , lightly beaten
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
sea salt
fresh ground pepper4
Directions
Cook bacon in a large cast iron pan until crispy. Set bacon aside on paper towels. Keep cast iron pan and bacon drippings hot on the stove top. Slice green tomatoes into 1/4 inch slabs. First, dip tomato slabs in shallow bowl of flour to lightly coat. Next, dip tomatoes into a shallow bowl with lightly beaten egg. Finally, coat the tomatoes in cornmeal. Fry tomatoes in hot bacon drippings. Cook for about 3 minutes on a side. Sprinkle each slice of tomato with salt and freshly ground pepper Assemble sandwich: slice roll in half; slather each slice with homemade mayo; add crispy bacon, slices of avocado, fried tomato, and butter lettuce.
Notes
Two years ago, we tore out our lawn and planted a veggie garden. Heirloom tomatoes topped our dream list of things to grow.The following summer I trimmed back one of our own heirloom vines loaded down with heavy fruit and broke a few precious branches. Even though the tomatoes were far from ripe, I couldn't toss out our homegrown bounty. I thought... Fried Green Tomatoes! This recipe may clog your arteries just reading it, so beware