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Country-Style Tomatoes Recipe

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This is a superb vegetable course when tomatoes are in season, and they look great on a buffet table. Sometimes I go all out and buy beefsteak tomatoes as a special treat for family parties. —Cathy Dwyer, Freedom, New Hampshire

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Country-Style Tomatoes Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 10 min./batch

Yield: 8 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

4 large tomatoes
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
1 egg
1 tablespoon 2% milk
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Cut each tomato into four thick slices; place on paper towels to drain. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, parsley, basil, garlic and salt until blended. Spread cream cheese mixture over eight tomato slices; top with remaining tomato slices.
Place flour and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. In another bowl, whisk egg and milk. Coat the top and bottom of each sandwich with flour, dip into egg mixture, then coat with crumbs.
In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-hot heat. Fry tomato sandwiches in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 251 calories, 20 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 225 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Country-Style Tomatoes in Taste of Home June/July 2009, p41

Slicing Tomatoes

The best way to cut through the skin of a tomato is with a serrated, not straight-edged, knife. Cut a tomato vertically, from stem end to blossom end, for slices that will be less juicy and hold their shape better.

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Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2010 by cheroliver

I don't think I added enough salt and my slices were a little too thick. But it was good!

Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2010 by Apodder

No, you cut 4 tomatoes into 4 slices each - 4x4=16 - then spread 8 slices and top w/8 slices.

Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2010 by cmuchukot

This receipe confuses me....cut four thick slices then spread 8 slices with cream cheese? How many slices are we talking about? Thanks.

Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2010 by Summy

I kind of think these wouldn't be eaten like sandwiches, but with a fork and knife. I think "sandwich" is just a description of how they are put together.

Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2010 by lurky27

These taste delicious. However, we had trouble keeping ours together as sandwiches. Yummy for us, but I wouldn't serve for company because of the messiness.

~ Theresa

Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2009 by merathon runner

Re: Country-Style Tomatoes

Fantastic! My husband wanted more the next day!He was raving about them to friends now I'm emailing the receipe to them. Thank You TOH

Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2009 by brooksjones7

Yummy--even my husband (who was wary at first) had second helpings! My preschoolers liked them too.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2009 by SailorWright

This is excellent. Even non tomato eaters thought this was good and wanted the receipe.