Unfried Green Tomatoes with Fresh Tomato Gravy

Unfried Green Tomatoes with Fresh Tomato Gravy

We found a way to get the flavor of a fried tomato without all the oil. To make sure the pan is hot enough to yield a crispy crust, preheat it while you're preparing the green tomatoes.

Ingredients
Green Tomatoes:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Dash of sugar
16 (1/2-inch-thick) slices green tomatoes (about 3 green tomatoes)
1/3 cup fat-free milk
Cooking spray

Gravy:
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups finely chopped peeled red tomato
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper


Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare the green tomatoes, combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through sugar) in a shallow dish. Dip tomato slices in milk; dredge in flour mixture. Lightly coat both sides of tomato slices with cooking spray.

Place a baking sheet in oven; heat at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately coat with cooking spray. Place tomato slices on preheated baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes, turning after 15 minutes.

To prepare the gravy, melt butter in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion, and cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add chopped red tomato; bring to a boil, and cook for 10 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spoon the gravy over the tomato slices.

Yield
4 servings (serving size: 4 tomato slices and about 1/3 cup gravy)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 142(27% from fat); FAT 4.2g (sat 1.9g,mono 1g,poly 0.5g); IRON 1.7mg; CHOLESTEROL 8mg; CALCIUM 41mg; CARBOHYDRATE 23.5g; SODIUM 348mg; PROTEIN 4.2g; FIBER 3g