Market - September 28th

Tis the season...for green tomatoes.  The cool nights and the decreasing daylight of early fall means that tomatoes are no longer ripening on the vine.  Green tomatoes can be enjoyed in many ways, the most common of which is fried.





Fried Green Tomatoes 
Southern Living, June 2011

Yield:  6 Servings
Time:  30 Minutes

According to Southern Living magazine, "It doesn't get much more Southern than a plate of Fried Green Tomatoes. Great on sandwiches, in salads, or plain, Fried Green Tomatoes is a recipe every Southern cook should master."

Ingredients

1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup self-rising cornmeal mix
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 medium-size, firm green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices (about 1 1/4 lb.) 
Vegetable oil

Preparation

1. 1. Whisk together egg and buttermilk. Combine cornmeal mix, salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup flour in a shallow dish. Dredge tomato slices in remaining 1/4 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal mixture.
2. 2. Pour oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375° over medium-high heat. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt to taste.

Southern Living magazine also has some recipes that go beyond frying that you may also want to try including Green Tomato Salsa, Grilled Green Tomato Caprese and Sweet Green Tomato Cornmeal Muffins.

Did you know?
Green tomatoes contain an alkaloid called tomatine, which may effectively fight cancer cells, according to researchers who published a study in "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry" in 2009. Tomato plants use their tomatine content to combat bacteria, fungi, viruses and insects, but tomatine also appears to offer anticarcinogenic benefits. Upon comparing extracts, the researchers found that extracts from high-tomatine green tomatoes strongly inhibited human cancer cell lines of the breast, colon, stomach and liver.
Source: healthyeating.sfgate.com

In addition to Green Tomatoes, we will be bringing the following items to market:

Shunkyo Semi-Long Radishes

Baby Bright Lights Swiss Chard

Rainbow Lacinato Kale

Kim's Custom Salad Mix

Arugula

Shallots

Cippollini Onions

Tropea Onions

Garlic

Cherry and Roma Tomatoes
Fresh-Cut Parsley

Beautiful Flowers

Culinary and Medicinal Herbs and Teas

See you at the market!

Farmer Kim