Tomato Fritters

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My apologies for getting this post up late this week. It seems my husband brought home a lovely souvenir in the form of Covid this week and now the whole house is down for the count. While he was gone though, Allison and I had a great time as we started watching some of my favorite movies from the 80's and 90's after dinner. Some of the best one liners came from that era, don't you agree? One of the movies that she seemed to enjoy most from our lineup was Fried Green Tomatoes. She's watched me enjoy fried green tomatoes every summer, but never would eat any from the batches that I've made. But, after watching the movie, her curiosity was piqued and she was finally interested in giving them a try. Unfortunately, the best tomatoes for making them won't be in season for another few months, but I did have this Tomato Fritters recipe on hand from Golden Blossom Honey that I had been wanting to try that I thought would be a comparable substitute to hold us over until this summer.

 

The recipe did say to drop from spoonfuls into the hot oil, but I wanted these to be more like the fritters that I enjoyed in my childhood, so I pattied them up like burgers. I felt like they cooked more evenly pressed into a patty, but the ball shaped ones would be nice for dipping into ranch dressing for a bite sized appetizer. While these aren't the fried green tomatoes that we've come to know and love, this recipe is still a 5/5 on the flavor chart. One that I think Idgie and Ruth would proudly serve at the Whistle Stop Cafe in the off season. 

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups fresh plum tomatoes, diced, seeded and peeled

2/3 cup zucchini, finely chopped

1/2 cup onion, finely chopped

2 Tablespoons fresh mint, chopped

1 Tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1/2 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup breadcrumbs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 cup olive oil (may need more)

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What are your favorite films from the 80's and 90's?