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Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe
courtesy of Kim Kresge
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3 medium, firm green tomatoes
3 medium, firm green tomatoes•Salt
Salt•1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup all-purpose flour•1 Tbsp The culinary Herb Farm Cajun seasoning
1 Tbsp The culinary Herb Farm Cajun seasoning•1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup milk or buttermilk•1 egg
1 egg•1/3 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup cornmeal•1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs•1/4 cup peanut oil or other vegetable oil
1/4 cup peanut oil or other vegetable oilMethod
1 Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt. Meanwhile, place in separate shallow bowls: the flour and Cajun seasoning (if using), buttermilk and egg, and bread crumbs and cornmeal.
2 Heat the peanut oil in a skillet on medium heat. Beat the egg and the buttermilk together. Dip tomato slices in the flour-seasoning mix, then buttermilk-egg mixture, then the cornmeal-bread crumb mix. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown. Set the cooked tomatoes on paper towels to drain. excellent with cajun remoulade sauce(recipe follows).
Cajun Remoulade Sauce:
1 tsp of The Culinary Herb Farm Cajun Mix
2 Tbsp of mayonnaise
combine ingredients and serve with fried green tomatoes
Tomato & Cucumber Salad
{So easy to make - a simple, light, and fresh summer lunch.}
Ingredients
2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 large cucumber, roughly chopped
3 or 4 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup vinegar (cider, wine, or balsamic)
1 cup water
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber and onions. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, salt and pepper. Wisk in the vinegar and water. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Drain most of liquid before serving or serve with slotted spoon.
Variations
Substitute 1 small red onion, chopped for the green onions.
Add crumbled feta cheese.
For more recipes from the Culinary Herb Farm please visit http://culinaryherb.blogspot.com.
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