Bacon Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches

6 Servings
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A delicious Southern twist on the classic BLT sandwich...using fried green tomatoes instead of ripe red ones. The tartness of the green tomatoes and their crisp crunch works well with the bacon. For even more taste, I sometimes use pepper bacon and/or use arugula, who's peppery flavor mates extremely well with the saltiness and crunch of the bacon and the spicy coating of the tomatoes. Double-breading the tomato slices gives them a crunchy coating. Soaking the tomatoes in hot water draws out their moisture, which helps keep them crisp when cooked. On their own, the fried green tomatoes in this recipe are a classic Southern side dish...

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Bacon Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches Ingredients

2 medium green tomatoes, cut into twelve 1/4-inch thick slices	1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons milk	1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed
4 egg whites, lightly beaten	1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste (I like Crystal)
1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal	12 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
3/4 teaspoon salt	Bibb or Iceberg lettuce leaves (Arugula also works well)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper	9 to 18 slices thick-cut bacon, fried and cut in half
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

Instructions for Bacon Lettuce and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches

Place tomato slices in a large bowl; cover with hot water. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. Combine milk and egg whites, stirring with a whisk. Combine cornmeal, salt and pepper in a shallow dish, stirring with a whisk. Dip each tomato slice in milk mixture; dredge in cornmeal mixture. Return tomato slices, one at a time, to milk mixture; dredge in cornmeal mixture.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of tomato slices; cook 4 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and tomato slices.

Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice and hot sauce, stirring with a whisk.

Build the sandwichs: Spread one side of each slice of toast with about 2 teaspoons of the mayonnaise mixture. For each sandwich, place a slice of toast on a serving plate, add lettuce to taste. Place 2 fried tomato slices over lettuce. Lay 3 to 6 bacon pieces over tomato slices, and top evenly with more lettuce, to taste. Cover with the remaining slice of toast, mayonnaise side down. Cut in half and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Main Ingredient: BaconCuisine: American-South

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Bacon

Black pepper

Cornmeal

Egg

Lemon

Lettuce

Mayonnaise

Milk

Olive Oil

Salt

Tea

Tomatoes

Breakfast Main Dish Sandwiches bacon Lettuce bread hot sauce Lemon juice mayonnaise cornmeal egg whites milk tomatoes Lunch Fry Bacon American-South

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In the sandwich this tasted great. By themselves the tomatoes were not as good as some other recipes I have but I'll be making this sandwich again, but maybe next year I am all out of green tomatoes.