Well, not everything in life is what it appears to be on the surface. The “game of life” is all about instinct. Sometimes our instincts are spot on other times; well I think you know the feeling.
This is one simple example, I looked at these beautiful tomatoes that my brother brought me when he came to visit. He also brought me baby eggplants. I had never seen these before and thought, “hm…” “I need to take a chance and do something different”, to myself. I followed my instincts and these tomatoes and eggplant took center stage at the table!
Ingredients:
3 beefsteak tomatoes – sliced about ¼ inch thick
6-7 baby eggplant - halved
2 eggs beaten with a splash of milk
1 cup - Italian style bread crumbs
½ cup Fresh Italian parsley – chopped
Fresh grated Romano cheese
Juice of ½ lemon
Dashes – salt
Dashes - pepper
2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
Prepare the eggs, bread crumbs and sliced tomatoes.
Dip the tomato slice in the egg wash and then in the bread crumbs. If you have extra egg wash and bread crumbs you can repeat this process.
Heat a large frying pan with the olive oil and place the prepared tomato slices in the pan. When the tomatoes have a nice golden color gently flip and finish cooking on the other side. This will take about 3-4 minutes on each side on medium heat.
Place halved eggplant in the frying pan and sprinkle with dashes of salt and pepper. Let the eggplant sauté on one side to a golden color then turn and sauté on the other side. This will take about 3 – 4 minutes on each side.
Plate and finish with the parsley garnish, lemon juice and grated cheese.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
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anniebakes says
now THIS looks beautiful! I would eat it all in one sitting, have a happy day! anne
Sandee says
I would love this indeed. You do wonders with any food Catherine. You truly do.
Have a terrific day. Big hugs. ☺
Amelia says
Hi Catherine, that's a very beautiful dish. Great combination and it look so inviting. You're are an excellent cook. Always admire your creation.
Have a lovely week ahead. Take care and with hugs to you. God blessed.
Linda A. Thompson-Ditch says
What a fun idea. Made me think of fried green tomatoes at the end of the summer.
Patricia Stagich says
Great idea Catherine! I look forward to those beefsteaks. Would love this on a sandwich!
Federica says
What a great and tasty idea! I'd never thought of tomato cutlets. I like it very much 🙂 God blessed.
David says
Catherine, That is a beautiful platter of food! I'd love the tomatoes...but I just have never cared for eggplant...even though it looks great. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Kim G. says
I'm absolutely sure I would enjoy these tomatoes... Your plate is so stunning!
Donalyn @ The Creekside Cook says
Wow - this looks fantastic!
claudia lamascolo says
as usual a scrumptious entry love this sounds wonderful!
Medeja says
This is really interesting recipe! Looks very yummy!
Loretta says
Such a beautiful presentation...love eggplant! Wishing you a lovely evening!
Loretta xx
Rose says
I never would have thought to fry up tomatoes or eggplants like this. Great idea!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I've never eaten a tomato cooked like this. I'm dying to try it. 🙂
Another winner!
Jenn Kendall says
this is gorgeous! i'd love to be eating this for dinner tonight!
Chic & Gorgeous Treats says
Hi Catherine! You have a delicious looking blog and I can't wait to further explore your previous posts. This dish is making me hungry ;). I'm glad you came over and thanks for the follow. Am following back too. ♥ Jo
Debbie says
Now that is totally delish!!!! Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables.....So glad to see you up and blogging again Catherine!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Ooooh, I want this for dinner!
Dining Alone says
What an awesome and filling vegetarian dish!
Chatty Crone says
You need to write a book! sandie
Rockbleeder says
I love this recipe! We have been buying mostly tomatoes and eggplants for these past two weeks. I might consider to cook this.