My in-laws had green tomatoes that fell off too early. So, I grabbed one to try it out. Fried green tomatoes are the most popular thing to make with green tomatoes, which I have never eaten. I wanted a healthier approach than frying, so I came up with my very own Baked Green Tomato :)
I used:
- 1 large green tomato, sliced up
- 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1 big clove of garlic, finely chopped
- a pinch of dried basil (or freshly chiffonade basil if available), or try Italian herbs of your choice
- a dash of salt & freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/4 cup of my home-made garlic marinara, the same as I had used for pizza sauce
1. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C) while you prep your ingredients
2. Make the breading mix first by mixing bread crumbs, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl (big enough to dip the tomato)
3. In another bowl (big enough to dip the tomato) pour the oil.
4. Dip a slice of tomato in oil on both sides, then dip it it the breading mix to coat evenly, and then lay it on a baking sheet. Repeat the coating process for all the tomato slices.
5. Bake for about 10 min or until the coating is golden brown
6. Pull it out, top each slice with the garlic marinara, and some mozzarella.
7. Let it bake again for 5-8 min or until the cheese is nice and bubbly!
We enjoyed Baked Green Tomatoes as a side with penne for dinner. It was like having a whole new substitute for Eggplant Parmesan ... yum! Here are more photos:
The above is also my skeleton recipe for making Eggplant Parmesan (without frying!), which will have to be a post for another time :)
12 comments:
I wish we had green tomatoes readily available over here - I want to have this! :D
Oh, those look delicious. I might try to make those this weekend!
The tomatoes look great :-)
k babe, i swear yesterday i tried to leave a comment on your blog atleast 8-10 times. But for some weird reason blogspot was behaving really funny !
Well i think its doing ok so heres my comment for i duuno ...i've lost count...
Congratulations on your nomination. Of course i voted you for you...how can i not :))
and i love these tomatoes , they look so perfect to be home grown.What all do your inlaws grow. i'm interested as i'm into gardening as well.And i never knew there was a fav way to make green tomatoes.I'll have to bk mark this for when i manage to get my hands on some.
Mel - Lol! I made them because I stumbled upon them, and now you want to find them :D Thanks for stopping by.
Mia - Let me know how it goes when you make them, and don't forget to take photos. I am starting a Mango Power group on flickr, so others can post their versions of my creations :) and share their thoughs on it!
Shuma.Rani - Thanks for your comments & linking to me as well!
Kate - Sometimes blogger comments act funny, I've had that problem with other people's blogs.
My in-laws grow plums, pumpkins, raspberries (which are the best I've had!) Gardening can be so much fun if you have the patience for it. All our parents are great at it! My mom grows 'bhajis' out of seeds & she revives plants like you can't imagine!
And, Thanks, for voting for me :))
HeY your mum must have what they call a green thumb !
even i'm growing a few things here , since in Africa we have big homes compared to Hk, i have the luxury of gardening. In my house here i have some custard apples , tangerines , mangoes , sweet basil , mint , green chillis , red chilli , red mulberries , and now i've just planted some green beans , read radish and Chinese cabbage ! phew ! but yeah its a seasonal thing here and the rain has not been too good so i'm crossing my fingers.
Yum! I just stumbled upon your blog through flickr and I love it! I'll be trying out those green tomatoes very soon.. Thanks for the recipe.
I tried this recipe and it came out well. I just substituted homemade tomato sauce for garlic marinara. Thanks for the nice recipe.
Thanks Megan! it's fun reading your blog too!
Shri - Thanks for trying it out & giving your feedback. I think it's great that you substituted the sauce..that is how cooking should be, use what you have available and be creative!
So, for all of you who are going to try this or any other recipes I post...Come share your photos/ideas on the Flickr Mango Power Group
I said this on the Flickr photos, but let me add here, too that this recipe made me a tomato fan. Tomatoes are usually not my favorite except in a sauce, but baked and topped as MPG prepared them, these were just delicious.
I'm drooling..
brian - thanks hon! i was pleasantly surprised that you liked them :)
cindy - thanks...
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