Oven "Fried" Green Tomato Slices
Ingredients:
3 large green tomatoes, sliced into 1/4 - 1/2 inch slices
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp hot sauce
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup ground flax meal
1/4 cup reduced-fat Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
large pinch of salt
large pinch of black pepper
For The Dipping Sauce:
6 Tbsp Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Hot Sauce, to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Lightly coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Set aside.
In a shallow bowl, combine buttermilk and hot sauce.
In another shallow bowl, combine Panko, flax, Parmesan, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
Mix well.
One at a time, submerge tomato slices in the buttermilk mixture.
Transfer to the Panko mixture.
Turn slices to lightly coat the tomato on both sides.
Arrange coated slices in a single layer on baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Turn slices and bake another 15 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Combine Buttermilk Ranch Dressing with desired amount of hot sauce.
Drizzle or dunk slices.