Tis the season…for green tomatoes. The cool nights and the decreasing daylight of early fall means that tomatoes are no longer ripening on the vine. Green tomatoes can be enjoyed in many ways, the most common of which is fried.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Southern Living, June 2011
Yield: 6 Servings
Time: 30 Minutes
According to Southern Living magazine, “It doesn’t get much more Southern than a plate of Fried Green Tomatoes. Great on sandwiches, in salads, or plain, Fried Green
Tomatoes is a recipe every Southern cook should master.”
Ingredients
1
large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup
buttermilk
1/2 cup
self-rising cornmeal mix
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
1/2 cup
all-purpose flour
3
medium-size, firm green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices (about 1 1/4 lb.)
Vegetable oil
Preparation
- 1. Whisk together egg and buttermilk. Combine cornmeal mix,
salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup flour in a shallow dish. Dredge tomato slices
in remaining 1/4 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal
mixture. - 2. Pour oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet;
heat to 375° over medium-high heat. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot
oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper
towels. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt to taste.
Southern Living magazine also has some recipes that go beyond frying that you may also want to try including Green Tomato Salsa, Grilled Green Tomato Caprese and Sweet Green Tomato Cornmeal Muffins.
Did you know?
Green tomatoes contain an alkaloid called tomatine, which may
effectively fight cancer cells, according to researchers who published a
study in “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” in 2009. Tomato
plants use their tomatine content to combat bacteria, fungi, viruses and
insects, but tomatine also appears to offer anticarcinogenic benefits.
Upon comparing extracts, the researchers found that extracts from
high-tomatine green tomatoes strongly inhibited human cancer cell lines
of the breast, colon, stomach and liver.
Source: healthyeating.sfgate.com
In addition to Green Tomatoes, we will be bringing the following items to market:
Shallots
Cherry and Roma Tomatoes
Fresh-Cut Parsley
See you at the market!
Farmer Kim