Fried Green Tomatoes

We had these for supper tonight with quesadillas and beet greens (I know, kinda mixing our cultures here). Daniel *loved* them which is good since the only reason we're making these at the beginning of tomato season is he keeps picking green tomatoes! It's quick & simple and everyone can grow tomatoes for their own little crop of green tomatoes.

Ingredients

3 medium, firm green tomatoes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat)
1/4 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs or cornmeal
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Method

1 Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt and pepper. Let tomato slices stand for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place flour, milk, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow dishes.

2 Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Dip tomato slices in milk, then flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 4-6 minutes on each side or until brown. As you cook the rest of the tomatoes, add olive oil as needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.