Monday, June 4, 2012

Fried Green Tomato BLT's


I am pretty sure making fried green tomatoes makes me officially a Southerner.  :)  We got a bunch of green tomatoes in our CSA box and I stumbled across a mouth watering looking Fried Green Tomato BLT recipe.  This has to be the most ingenious idea ever!

I combined two recipes to create what I thought would suite our tastes.  Here's what I did...

Ingredients:
3 green tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour + 3 tablespoons (I didn't have cornmeal or I would have added 3 T of that instead)
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp ground pepper
lettuce
4 slices bread, lightly toasted
4 slices bacon, cooked
1/2 cup mayonnaise
handful of fresh basil leaves

Directions:

I made a basil mayo to go on these sandwiches.  I used about a half cup of mayonnaise, a handful of fresh basil and a few squirts of lime juice.  Puree ingredients together.  Next time I'll double the sauce.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  (This is just to keep your fried tomatoes warm while you are cooking the rest)

Cook the bacon in a skillet, set aside.  Keep the oil from the bacon, that is what you are going to use to fry the tomatoes in.  I ended up cooking a lot of bacon because I knew my kids would want to eat some on the side.  If you don't cook a whole thing of bacon you might need to add some oil to your pan when you are ready to fry your tomatoes.

Combine the flour, salt and pepper.  In a separate bowl combine eggs and milk.

Dip the tomato slices into the egg wash, then flour mixture, back to egg wash, and one more time to the flour mixture.  This ensures they are have a nice coating on them.

Reheat your bacon oil.  Toss the pieces into the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes a side.  Transfer to wire rack in oven while you cook all the tomatoes.

Toast your bread and get ready to assemble your sandwiches.  Bacon, lettuce, fried tomato and a dollop or two of basil mayo, and the second piece of bread.

So yummy.  Wishing I had one right now!



Sunday, June 3, 2012

Berry Yogurt Popsicles



I found this recipe for frozen yogurt pops at Gina's Skinny Recipes to make for the girls.  We had a ton of berries on hand so this recipe was perfect. I loved how they have different layers, super yummy and pretty!  Both girls loved these pops but they were a little hard.  I wonder if next time I left out the chopped ice if they would soften and be easier to eat?  Recipe is definitely a keeper though!


My berries were mostly fresh and I thought the purple and pink layers could have used a little bit of sugar.  Mix up your berries and then taste before freezing to see if they need a little sugar.
Keep in mind you have to let each layer freeze a little before pouring on the next one.  :)


Enjoy!


Ingredients:
For the purple:
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup blackberries
  • 6 oz blueberry yogurt
  • 1 cup crushed ice
For the white:
  • 14 oz vanilla yogurt
  • 2 tbsp agave or sugar
  • 1 cup crushed ice
For the pink:
  • 3/4 cup raspberries
  • 3/4 cup strawberries
  • 6 oz strawberry yogurt
  • 1 cup crushed ice
Directions:
Blend each color smoothie separately in a blender and set aside 

Pour the first color into the popsicle mold 1/3rd of the way and freeze for 30 minutes.Remove from the freezer and insert the sticks, then freeze one hour.

Add the white yogurt into each popsicle mold1/3 of the way and freeze an additional hour. Add the purple smoothie and fill it to the top of the mold and freeze until ready to eat.