Puffectly Fried Green Tomatoes
Share this recipe
Prep Time:
1 hr 15 min
Cook Time:
15 min
Total Time:
1 hr 30 min
Servings:
4
Nothing says green tomatoes like CHEETOS® Simply Puffs White Cheddar Jalapeño—especially when the tomatoes are breaded with a crispy CHEETOS® Simply Puffs White Cheddar Jalapeño crust, fried and paired with a fresh corn and cherry tomato arugula salad.
Ingredients
Instructions
Fried Green Tomatoes
Step
1
Combine the panko, polenta, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan and 1 cup CHEETOS® Crumbs.
Step
2
Run the tomatoes through the flour, egg wash and breadcrumb/CHEETOS® mix.
Step
3
Reserve in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
Step
4
Deep-fry the tomatoes until brown. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with pulverized CHEETOS®.
Salad
Step
1
Preheat grill or grill pan. Brush the corn with olive oil and cook until charred on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove the corn, let cool, and cut the kernels off the cobs.
Step
2
In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, sauté the corn and tomatoes with oil. Season with salt and crushed red pepper. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Step
3
Stir in the red wine vinegar. Season if needed.
Pesto
Step
1
In a blender, combine 1 ½ cups arugula, pine nuts, 3 tbsp Parmesan and 2 tbsp pulverized CHEETOS®. Turn on the machine and drizzle in about 1/2 cup of oil. Season with salt if needed.
Step
2
Schmear the arugula pesto on the plate. Place two fried tomatoes overlapping the pesto. Mix arugula and cucumbers with the tomato/corn mixture. Spoon the corn salad next to the fried tomatoes. Sprinkle with the coarsely chopped CHEETOS®.