Grilled “Fried” Green Tomatoes
I spent the day ripping out the tomato plants and have some good size green tomatoes. I love fried green tomatoes but I feel guilty eating them fried and I am not fond of standing there and frying tomato after tomato. I thought there has to be a better way. I tried grilling them, as you may have noticed by now; I’m always throwing stuff on the grill. Well, I can do them all at once and it only takes a few minutes. The tomatoes come off the grill soft and then I created the “crunch” of a fried green tomato crust by making herbs crumbs and sprinkling them over the grilled tomatoes. It tastes like a fried green tomato and much easier to do.
Grilled “Fried” Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes
Olive oil
½ cup fresh bread crumbs
1 garlic clove
2 Tablespoon minced fresh herbs, such as; sage, thyme, oregano, dill and parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat grill to medium hot heat. Cut green tomatoes into wedges, so they don’t fall through the grates of the grill. Drizzle the wedges with olive oil and rub to make sure all is coated. Place tomatoes on grill. After a couple minutes turn tomatoes, continue turning until all sides have grill marks and are soft when squeezed with the tongs. Remove to a platter, season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
In a small skillet heat 2 teaspoons olive oil, add bread crumbs; stir until all is coated with oil. Add a garlic clove that has been pressed through a garlic press. Continue stirring so they brown evenly, add herbs and stir until the crumbs are nicely browned, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Immediately spoon over grilled green tomatoes and serve.
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Cathy I wish I had read this post yesterday. I just dug out all the tomato plants in the back alley garden and DUMPED all the green tomatoes for a lack of what to do with them. The village guys have not yet scooped up the leaf/garden debris piles in the alley yet. Now I’m wondering if I can go back out there to salvage the green tomatoes. What do you think? Your recipe sounds so yummy.
I hope I’m not too late. Yes, you can salvage them, the plants may have wilted but the tomatoes will be fine, pick all the green tomatoes off the vine. Place the green tomatoes on the counter or in an enclosed back porch. Check them everyother day for the ripe tomatoes, they will ripen quickly and still have decent flavor. I should still have tomatoes by Turkey day! I have read in Italy they grow a type of tomato, can’t remember the variety, but they pull up the whole plant, hang it upside down, in the sun and let the tomatoes ripen on the pulled vine. Maybe they let them dry too. Can’t remember the whole article.