Fried Green Tomato Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Dressing
A fried green tomato salad featuring fried green tomatoes, goat cheese, corn, and a zingy roasted red pepper dressing.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 369kcal
Ingredients
For the Zingy Roasted Red Pepper Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
- 1 small garlic clove chopped
- 1 roasted red bell pepper from a jar, patted dry
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- ½ tsp fresh tarragon minced (optional)
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- Generous pinch Kosher salt
- Pinch black pepper
For the Tomatoes:
- 2 ¼ c buttermilk
- 4 dashes hot sauce
- 4 green tomatoes sliced ¼" thick and halved
- 1 ½ c canola oil
- 1 c all-purpose flour
- ½ c fine cornmeal
- 1 ¼ tsp Kosher salt
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
For the Salad:
- 6 c arugula or 2 bunches watercress stemmed, rinsed and dried*
- 1 c cooked corn
- 2 oz Goat Cheese crumbled
Instructions
To make the dressing:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender or a food processor and puree until smooth. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine buttermilk and hot sauce. Add tomato sliced and allow to soak for 15-20 minutes.
- Add oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. In a pie dish or a breading tray, mix together flour, cornmeal, salt, smoked paprika and pepper. Once the oil is heated, remove the tomatoes from the buttermilk mixture, one at a time, shaking off excess liquid, then dredge each slice liberally in the flour mixture.
- Fry for 1 ½ - 2 minutes on each side. Do not overcrowd the pan. Toss together the ingredients for the salad, top with fried green tomatoes and serve with Zingy Roasted Red Pepper Dressing.
- Serves 4
Notes
For best results, serve this salad while the fried green tomatoes are still hot, fresh out of the oil!
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 846mg | Potassium: 593mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1980IU | Vitamin C: 40.3mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 3.7mg