Open-Faced Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches

Name: Open-Faced Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 6 Bibb lettuce leaves; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 9 bacon slices, cooked and cut in half; 4 larges egg whites, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps fat-free milk; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives; 2 mediums green tomatoes, cut into 12 (1/4-inch-thick) slices (about 1 pound); 0 teaspoons hot sauce; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 5 Tbsps light mayonnaise; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 teaspoons salt; 255 grams white bread, toasted; 355 milliliters yellow cornmeal

Open-Faced Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 496 calories, 15g of protein, and 24g of fat. It works well as a rather cheap main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bacon, chives, cornmeal, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Place tomato slices in a large bowl; cover with hot water.

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Water

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Let stand 15 minutes.

Drain and pat dry with paper towels.

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Combine milk and egg whites, stirring with a whisk.

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Egg Whites

Milk

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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.

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Dip

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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add half of tomato slices; cook 4 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and tomato slices.

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

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Juice

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Spread about 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture onto each bread slice; top with 1 lettuce leaf, 3 bacon pieces, and 2 tomato slices.

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Tomato Slices

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Sprinkle each sandwich with 1 teaspoon chives.

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Serve immediately.

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Servings:

Bibb lettuce leaves 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 9

bacon slices, cooked and cut in half 4larges

egg whites, lightly beaten 2Tbsps

fat-free milk 2Tbsps

chopped fresh chives 2mediums

green tomatoes, cut into 12 (1/4-inch-thick) slices (about 1 pound)0teaspoons

hot sauce 1teaspoon

fresh lemon juice 5Tbsps

light mayonnaise 2Tbsps

olive oil, divided 1teaspoons

salt 255grams

white bread, toasted 355milliliters

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 56 dollars per bottle.