OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATO BLT

Oven-Fried Green Tomato BLT image

For years I have used this same idea to cook eggplant slices, and recently I decided to try it on green tomatoes. It worked! Now my family loves them in BLTs. -Jolene Martinelli, Fremont, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 large green tomato (about 8 ounces)
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon snipped fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon dill weed
8 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
8 cooked center-cut bacon strips
4 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves

Steps:

Preheat broiler. Cut tomato into 8 slices, each about 1/4 in. thick. Place egg and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls; mix salt into bread crumbs. Dip tomato slices in egg, then in bread crumb mixture, patting to help adhere., Place tomato slices on a wire rack set in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; broil 4-5 in. from heat until golden brown, about 30-45 seconds per side., Mix mayonnaise, green onions and dill. Layer each of 4 slices of bread with 2 bacon strips, 1 lettuce leaf and 2 tomato slices. Spread mayonnaise mixture over remaining slices of bread; place over top layer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 744mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 16g protein. Diabetic exchanges