Gluten Free Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried green tomatoes have long been a southern tradition. I have eaten them and loved them my whole life; I can’t believe that I did not think about them when I created “Vedam’s Gluten Free & Fabulous! Recipes From A Southern Gay Househusband.”. They were such a summertime treat! I remember as a little boy watching the tomato plants begin to form tiny blooms that would each soon begin to form a little bud of a tomato. Within a few weeks, the vine would begin to fill up with sweet red deliciousness. After we began to get a few garden fresh vine-ripened tomatoes, we would also begin to pick a few green ones, and the summertime treat of fried green tomatoes would begin. My mom didn’t like the completely green tomatoes; she liked them just as they were beginning to turn red. She thought the completely green tomatoes were bitter, and I am the same way.

Like many things, once you begin a gluten free diet, getting something like fried green tomatoes is virtually impossible, unless you make them yourself. They are actually quite easy to do. I just recommend getting all of your ingredients and supplies together first, because once you begin, they fry up pretty quickly.

Besides your green tomatoes that are just beginning to turn red and gluten free ingredients, you will need 3 plates to dip your tomatoes to achieve the perfect batter. I also prefer to fry my tomatoes in a cast iron frying pan (as that is what my mom used), but I assume you can use any type of frying pan that you may have on hand.

This serves 3 people. The complete recipe can be found here.

Tomatoes perfect for frying

Seasoned tomato slices

First you flour the tomato slices

Then dip the slices in buttermilk

 

 

 

Give the slices a final coating of flour, cornmeal, & seasonings

I prefer a cast iron skillet for frying tomatoes.

Time to eat!

Chef Vedam in Asheville, NC

If you or anyone you know will be in the Asheville, NC area, I will be doing a Chef’s demo at the
Williams-Sonoma Biltmore Village Saturday, July 23rd from 12 - 4 pm. For further details, click here. I'll be making bread, buttermilk cheddar cheese biscuits, mac & cheese, and southern fried chicken!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chef Vedam’s Gluten Free Cooking Classes:

Join Chef Vedam as he takes you on a gluten free culinary adventure! Chef Vedam will be presenting 4 gluten free cooking classes at 3 different Williams-Sonomalocations.Williams-Sonoma  The Avenue at East Cobb, Williams-Sonoma The Forum on Peachtree Parkway and Williams Sonoma The Mall of Georgia. Each series will feature “Gluten Free Southern Cooking, Gluten Free Italian Cooking, Gluten Free Asian Cooking and Gluten Free Mexican Cooking.”

The class schedule for Williams-Sonoma The Avenue at East Cobb begins onTuesday, August 2nd and will continue every other Tuesday night from 6 - 8 pm. The class schedule for Williams-Sonoma The Forum on Peachtree Pkwy begins onWednesday, August 3rd, and will continue every other Wednesday night from 6 - 8 pm. The classes at Williams Sonoma The Mall of Georgia will begin on Sunday, August 7th from 2 - 4 pm, and will continue each Sunday for the next consecutive 3 weeks. 

Sign up today for the whole series, and receive a complementary autographed copy of “Vedam’s Gluten Free and Fabulous! Recipes from a Southern Gay Househusband.”

These classes, even though great as a series, can also be taken individually. $10.00 will reserve your space. Depending on which location works best for you, contact Williams-Sonoma The Avenue at East Cobb (678-560-3660) or Williams-Sonoma The Forum on Peachtree Parkway (770-326-6270) or Williams-Sonoma The Mall of Georgia (678-482-4049).  You can pay the balance at the time of the class ($50.00).

Sign up today for the whole series, and you will receive a free autographed copy of“Vedam’s Gluten Free & Fabulous! Recipes From A Southern Gay Househusband”when you reserve all four for $40.00 and pay $200.00 at the first class.

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