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Fried Green Tomato BLT

We show you how to make a Fried Green Tomato BLT, your new favorite comfort food.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Lunch
Cuisine: Southern
Keyword: BLT, Fried Green Tomatoes
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 555kcal

Materials

Fried Green Tomatoes

  • 3 green tomatoes cut into 1/3-inch slices (1 tomato for every two people)
  • 1/3 cup cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup oil for frying
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp garlic salt
  • 1 tbsp herbs of your choice for the cornmeal
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 cup Vegetable oil

Easy Remoulade Sauce

  • ½ cup mayo
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp dill pickle juice
  • 1 tsp horseradish
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp Creole seasoning
  • ½ tsp hot sauce

For the BLT

  • 1 head lettuce
  • 2 slices bread for each sandwich
  • 1/2 lb bacon fried and set aside

Instructions

  • Fry the bacon and set aside
  • Prepare bread slices as desired and turn on the broiler. Set aside
    Ready to assemble the Fried Green Tomato BLT

For the Fried Green Tomatoes

  • Cut off a small portion of both the top and bottom of the green tomatoes, so the cornmeal will adhere to the moist areas.
  • Cut unpeeled tomatoes into ½ inch slices.
  • Pour oil to about ½” in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375°F.
  • Beat one egg in a shallow bowl
  • Add buttermilk and spices to the beaten egg
    Eggs beaten and Spices
  • Put cornmeal in a shallow bowl
  • Combine ¼ cup cornmeal, 1 tsp salt, pepper, and spices in a shallow bowl.
    Seasoning the corn meal for fried green tomato BLT
  • Dredge the tomato slices in the egg mixture, then in the cornmeal, cover both sides.
    Fried Green Tomato BLT Prep
  • Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
    Green Tomatoes frying
  • Repeat when you turn the tomatoes over.
    Tomatoes frying in the pan
  • Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt.
    Fried Green Tomatoes on the rack draining

For the Remoulade Sauce

  • Combine all remoulade sauce ingredients in a bowl
  • Stir and mix. Set aside in the fridge to chill
    Mayo for the Remoulade Sauce

Assemble the Fried Green Tomato BLT

  • Lightly tost the bread you are using
  • Put some sauce on the bottom piece of sandwich bread
    Remoulade Sauce on the Bread
  • Add 2 or 3 pieces of cooked bacon
    Bacon and Lettuce for Fried Green Tomato BLT
  • Add 1 or 2 lettuce leaves
  • Add 1 or 2 Fried Green Tomatoes to the lettuce.
  • Put some more sauce on the top piece of sandwich bread, place on the tomato and slice sandwich in half
    Fried Green Tomato BLT Sandwich

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 628mg | Potassium: 294mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 14.9mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 3.4mg