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A quick and easy homemade salsa makes a mouthwatering addition to these fried tomatoes. The golden coating is so crispy, no one suspects the slices are light. —Ingrid Parker of Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 egg
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
1 cup cornflake crumbs
4 medium green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/4 cup canola oil
FRESH TOMATO SALSA:
5 medium red tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
4-1/2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and cayenne. In another shallow bowl, beat egg and milk. Place cornflake crumbs in a third bowl. Pat green tomato slices dry. Coat with flour mixture, dip into egg mixture, then coat with crumbs.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat 4 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Fry tomato slices, four at a time, for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown, adding more oil as needed. Drain on paper towels.
Place fried tomatoes on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 4-5 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine salsa ingredients. Serve with the fried tomatoes. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 2 tomato slices with 1/3 cup salsa equals 207 calories, 11 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 343 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Fried Green Tomatoes in Light & Tasty August/September 2006, p45

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Reviewed on Sep. 03, 2010 by Fuddge

THIS IS ABSOLUTY WONDERFUL.I AGREE I LIKE THE CORN FLAKES BETTER THAN THE CORN MEAL, ALTHOUGH I EAT BOTH.

AS TO WHAT IS BUTTER BREAD, MY FATHER SIMPLY OVER BUTTERED HIS BREAD AND IT WAS BUTTER BREAD. I KNOW AN ELDERLY LADY WHO ALWAYS BUYS BUTTER BREAD, FROM A CERTAIN BAKERY , I ASK HER WHAT IS BUTTER BREAD, AND SHE SAID, IT'S A LOAF OF WHAT THE BAKERY CALLS HOMEMADE BREAD BUT SHE ALWAYS CALLED IT BUTTER BREAD,BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HER MOTHER IN SCOTLAND CALLED IT.

Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2009 by cadamsorama

What does Butter Bread have to do with Fried Green Tomatoes?

Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2009 by cadamsorama

Re: Fried Green Tomatoes

I think this is the best Fried Green Tomato Recipe I have ever made. I have never liked the Corn Meal coating as it tastes gritty to me, but I love the crushed corn flakes. And I felt the recipe to be fairly easy. Maybe a few more steps, but well worth the extra steps and time.

CAdams, Tracy, Ca

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2009 by Dottie654

boom-booms......please educate me. What is Butter Bread, and can we buy it or do we have to make it?

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2009 by Ryman

The recipe isn't QUICK or easy. I just use salt, flour, and cornmeal and fry in cooking oil. They are a meal in themselves. Love them. Charmaine G., Nashville, TN

Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2009 by boom-booms

my mom just washed and sliced green tomatoes (not too thin) rolled in seasoned flour and fried in butter; also canned for the winter using pint jars and green bean method. we still eat them this way. my personal favorite is on butter bread as a side to fried fish. (dad always made butter bread with fish just in case you caught a bone-you have a chaster)