Country Style Tomatoes

By Vickie

TOH award winning recipe, 2014.

Ingredients

• 4 large tomatoes
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 C minced fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh basil or 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 /4 C all-purpose flour
• 1 C panko bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 TBS. milk
• 3 TBS. butter
• 3 TBS. olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1.Cut each tomato into 4 thick slices; place on paper towels to drain. Meanwhile, in a small bowl beat the cream cheese, parsley, basil garlic and salt until blended. Spread cream cheese mixture over 8 tomatoe slices; top with remaining tomato slices

2. Place flour and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. In another bowl whisk egg and milk. Coat top and bottom of each sandwich with flour, dip into egg mixture, then coat with crumbs.

3. Heat butter and oil. Fry tomato sandwiches in batches for 3-4 min. on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.