Fried Green Tomatoes with Special Sauce (vegan)!

Fried Green Tomatoes with Special Sauce (vegan)! Are SOOO freakin’ good that I almost ate the entire plate myself. I then remembered how desperately I love my clothes in my closet, how much they missed seeing the sun, and promptly stopped myself. 😉 A lesson in self-control! I often lose battles involving such a crazy concept as ‘control.’ I suppose that’s why I have 37 years of batshit crazy stories that sound as if they belonged to one who has at least 50 years behind them. Hang with me and I’ll keep things interesting! 😉 Hopefully, you’ll join me on my journey into podcasting (airing next month) for some real, low-down, Heather shit.

Anyway, I love fried green tomatoes. I go to my friend Heather’s house on Wednesdays after work for a glass of wine (and sanity) before I go home. Perfect break in the middle of the week. She gave me these gorgeous green tomatoes and I have been itchin’ to cook them up. I only grew sun cherry and marzano tomatoes this year. I wanted to make a sauce that would be the perfect dipping sauce for these bad boys. And, shit! It was soooo good! You could use this special sauce as a dip for an incredible amount of appetizers. These would be a crowd pleaser at a party for sure. It’ll be making an appearance in many more of my posts – no doubt.

For those of you who get this, you rock!: “TOWANDA!” On that note, ladies, have a badass kinda day. 😉 -FGG

Fried Green Tomatoes with Special Sauce (vegan)!

Ingredients for tomatoes:

3 medium-large sized green tomatoes – sliced into 1/3 inch circles

1/2 C non-dairy & unsweetened milk (I used soy)

1/2 C flour (I used whole wheat)

1/2 C vegan panko (or other vegan breadcrumbs)

1 Tbl tapioca flour (starch)

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Vegetable oil for frying

Ingredients for special sauce:

3 Tbl vegan mayo (personally, I think Vegenaise is far superior to any other I’ve tried)

1 medium avocado

1 Tbl buffalo sauce

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)

Salt to taste

 

Cooking tomatoes:

Put non-dairy milk in a small bowl (see pic) & put all dry ingredients in another small bowl and mix

Dip tomato in milk, covering both sides, and then dip and fully coat tomato slice in dry mix (repeat with all tomatoes)

In a large frying pan, pour vegetable oil to a depth of approximately 1/4 inch

Gently place the tomatoes in the pan on high

Fry each side for approximately 2 minutes, or until golden brown

Remove from pan and place on paper towels

Done!

Special Sauce:

Place all ingredients in a small bowl and smash in avocado with a fork

Stir until almost smooth

Done!

Beer & Wine Pairings:

Beer – Mildly bitter pale ales or a hoppy IPA

Wine – A dry sparkling rosé, sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio