Sep 22, Fried green tomatoes, soups & exciting tomato recipes in about half an hour

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Yeah, fried green tomatoes plus soups, salads & sides; they're all here.

Tomato recipes used to be considered summer recipes but you can find decent ones all year round now. So you have no excuse for missing out on the exciting, quick and easy ones on this page.

Sure, you'll find recipes that include tomatoes all over the site but on this page they're only cast in starring roles. And since they must meet our half hour prep-to-table time limit many of them use canned versions. I hope that doesn't upset you but peeling fresh ones could use up about 10 or 15 minutes of our time, depending on how many you're using. You'll see that, like many other veggies, tomatoes offer so very many ways to enjoy them; and you'll find examples of all those ways as I fill this page with easy cooking excitement. Tomatoes exciting? Look'em over and see what I mean

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Kentucky-Style Fried Green Tomatoes
Serves 4

Don't tell your cardiologist that you ate this or he might double your statin prescription.

1 cup bacon grease
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 & 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 green tomatoes, cut in 1/4 inch slices

Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat.

In one small bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal and pepper.

In another small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk using a fork.

Dip the tomato slices into the egg and milk, then coat with the dry mixture. Place the breaded tomato slices in the hot bacon grease. Cook until browned on each side, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Bacon grease burns easily, so adjust your heat if you need to.

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Green Salad with Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

Green Salad with Orange Vinaigrette Dressing
Serves 4

Dressing:
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp orange juice
Zest of one orange
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Salad:
4 cups grated romaine salad
4 cups spring mix
1 8-oz can mandarin oranges, drained

Whisk dressing ingredients together, throw with the Greens, mandarin oranges, arrange on each plate and serve.

Green Rice with Chicken and Avocado

Green rice with chicken and Avocado
Serves 4

1 and 1/2 cups cooked rice
1 (l5oz) can rinsed cannelini beans
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander
3 Tbsp vinaigrette salad dressing, divided
1 and 1/2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 ripe avocado, halved and length unit

In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients and half of salad dressing; throw and arrange on a plate of salad.

In the same dish, combine chicken, avocado and the remaining half of the dressing. Spoon over rice salad and serve.

Green Bean and Whole Grain Penne Salad

Green Bean and whole grain Penne Salad
Makes 16 side-dish servings

1 and 1/2 lb Green beans, trimmed, cut to 1 and 1/2-lengths
16 oz whole-grain Penne or any short pasta
1/2 cup mayonnaise
about 1/3 lb Roquefort cheese
2 bsp red wine vinegar
3 bsp flat-leaf parsley and chives, both finely chopped
5 thick sliced bacon, crisp and crumbled
1/2 tsp each salt and freshly ground black pepper

Bring 2 large pots salted water to a boil.

Prepare a big bowl of ice and cold water.

In a pot, cook pasta until tender to bite, 9 to 12 minutes, or according to package directions.

Meanwhile in the other pot, cooked Green beans in 3 minutes; sinks and drop in ice water to stop them cooking.When finished, drain and rinse the pasta products in very cold water until completely cool.

In a food processor, pulse mayo, Roquefort and vinegar until combined but still a little lumpy.

Finally, in a large salad bowl, throw everything together until the pasta is well coated. Want a checklist?: pasta, Green beans, Roquefort sauce, parsley, chives, bacon, salt and pepper. Done!