Tomatoes and Cottage Cheese

This makes a great side dish or snack.

Cherry tomatoes or 1 tomato, cut into quarters
1 Cup cottage cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

In bowl, add cottage cheese and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve. Easy, simple and delicious.

Parmesan Zesty Tomatoes

4 green tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 tsp salt
1/2 C cornmeal
1/2 C Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes, crushed
2 eggs
1/2 C of olive oil

Sprinkle both sides of the tomato slices evenly with the salt.
Let the tomatoes stand undisturbed for 10 minutes.
Place the cornmeal into a shallow mixing bowl.
Add the Parmesan cheese and toss to combine.
Sprinkle in the garlic salt, oregano, ginger and red pepper flakes blending all the ingredients together well.
Break the eggs into another shallow bowl and beat lightly with a fork.
Pour the olive oil into a skillet and place the skillet over medium heat.
Pat the tomato slices dry with paper towel.
Dip the slices into the eggs allowing any excess to drip off.
Coat the slices in the Parmesan mixture.
Place the tomato slices into the oil and fry, a few at a time, for 3 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown.
Turn the tomatoes and continue frying for 3 minutes or until completely browned.
Remove and drain on paper towel.

Makes 8 servings

Green Tomato Pie

by Terry
(Utah)

Dice 4 cups very green tomatoes. Try to take out all the seeds so you just have the meat. Do not add water but slowly bring to a boil stirring often because it can scorch easily.

Add: 1 tsp salt
1 1/2 Tbs vinegar

Stir well and allow to come to a boil. Remove from heat.

Mix: 4 Tbs corn starch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 1/3 cup sugar

Add this mixture to the tomatoes and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool mixture while preparing pie crust.
Place mixture into pie crust bottom. Dot top of mixture with 3 dots of butter.

Top with crust and cut breathing slits into the top crust. Sprinkle top of pie with cinnamon sugar. Bake 450 degrees for 30 minutes.

Before baking, cover the pie edges with a strip of aluminum foil to keep the edges from over baking. Remove foil the last 5 minutes of baking. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream or cold.

My friend says this is to die for and toward the end of the summer I still have a lot of green tomatoes.