Healthier Crunchier "Baked" Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe
This delivers all the tartness and crunch of my original fried green tomatoes recipe in a healthier, lighter "baked" version.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
- 4 large firm green tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt more for sprinkling
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- Pam Cooking Spray or olive oil for drizzling
Slice tomatoes 1/8 inch thick.
On a large plate mix flour, salt, and pepper. Place yogurt and buttermilk on a second plate, and Panko Bread Crumbs on a third plate. Coat tomatoes with the flour mixture, then the yogurt - buttermilk mixture (you may want to put the yogurt in a small bowl so that dipping them is easier), then the Panko Bread Brumbs.
Place coated tomatoes on a cookie sheet and spray with Pam Cooking Spray liberally on both sides or drizzle them on both sides with olive oil. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 7 minutes on one side then flip them over and bake for another 5 to 7 minutes.
Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with extra salt and serve warm.
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