Let me introduce you to one of my favorite sandwiches, it is the BLTs younger brother, the BLFGT. Fried green tomatoes are a weakness for me. I must order them every time I see them on the menu (turns out this is at almost every restaurant). I have two local places that make my favorite fried green tomatoes. While they are fine plain with just a little ranch dressing dipping sauce. I prefer them with blue or goat cheese, scallions, and a spicy remoulade dipping sauce and both of these local places offer that. But one of these restaurants also has a BLFGT.
It took me years before I tried the BLFGT. Usually I had already ordered the appetizers of fried green tomatoes, so I didn’t want a fried green tomato sandwich for dinner also, but since I recently tried it they have become my go to BLT. You can bet that every time I come across green tomatoes at the market I grab a few for this sandwich.
- Ciabatta rolls
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1-2 large green tomatoes
- Vegetable oil, for frying tomatoes
- 6 slices Bacon, cooked
- Spring mix
- ½ cup mayo
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- Begin with three shallow, wide bowls. In one combine egg and buttermilk, in another ¼ cup flour, and in another ¼ cup flour, the cornmeal, salt, and pepper.
- Dredge each tomato slice in flour, then dip in egg mixture, then cover with cornmeal mixture.
- Set aside on a cooling rack while you continue with remaining slices
- In a heavy bottomed skillet pour oil to cover bottom with about ¼ to ½ inch depth. Heat over medium high. Allow oil to heat up and carefully place tomatoes into the hot oil, cooking for 2 minutes per side.
- Drain on a paper towel.
- Mix together mayo and garlic in small bowl. Set aside.
- Toast ciabatta and split. Spread garlic mayo lightly on top and bottom of roll. Top with a handful of spring mix, 1½ bacon slices, and fried green tomato slices.
My dad would literally go crazy for this sandwich. I’m pretty sure I would, too! I bet this would be sooo good with a little remoulade sauce, although that garlic mayo sounds killer, too!
Yes remoulade would be awesome!